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Canakkale

March 12th 2009
Our first stop 6 hrs down the Aegean Coast was Canakkale. Our bus there was first rate! You even have a bus attendant who serves you coffee and snacks! Our priority here was to go out and see the site of Troy. Grabbed a dolmus (taxitruck), to the site. Difficult to see but was well explained. The diffiuclty comes from the fact that there are about 10 layers of Troy, all built in different per ... read more
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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
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