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Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... [read more]
Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... [read more] Blog: Istanbul Delight
Date: July 16th 2010
We arrived in Istanbul after a very quick flight from Greece (maybe 45 minutes total), which always makes me wish I was a European resident so I could get anywhere so fast! Anyway, we landed, got our visas and bags, and went to meet our hotel car service. We looked around & waited & waited, but no one showed up. Finally, we got our ride to the hostel thanks to a very kind Turkish man who let me u ... read more
Date: July 16th 2010
We arrived in Istanbul after a very quick flight from Greece (maybe 45 minutes total), which always makes me wish I was a European resident so I could get anywhere so fast! Anyway, we landed, got our visas and bags, and went to meet our hotel car service. We looked around & waited & waited, but no one showed up. Finally, we got our ride to the hostel thanks to a very kind Turkish man who let me u ... read more
