Hagia Sophia Istanbul

Turkey - Where you from?

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December 4th 2010
All over Turkey, this is the phrase I heard most often. This is the calling card of the salesmen hawking their wares. I suppose that they have figured out that most tourists will respond to that question and then they can lure you in to sell you something. For the most part, the people in Turkey were very hospitable and friendly, but especially when I started in Istanbul, the constant bombardment ... read more

Middle East » Turkey

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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