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Turkish  Flag 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: Stone Walls to Palm Trees.
Date: September 29th 2010

It is time to leave South Eastern Turkey and go to South East asia. But even that takes time, and takes me to some of Turkey's most hospitable people; who just happen to be Kurds.

I arrive in Diyarbakir on Sunday. It is quiet. Not a plane to be seen. It is strange, more Turkish spoken is spoken here than in Mardin, I hear very little Kurdish. An ancient Renault 12 drops me at the Hot ... read more







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