Tulips everywhere

Istanbul to Ankara

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April 26th 2011
We have spent the last two days on the road, firstly driving from Istanbul to the capital Ankara. Day1 The landscape is ever changing. Everywhere you looked in Istanbul you saw tulips. Thousands are planted every year at this time to bloom on celebrate Childrens Day – a national day in Turkey. With all flags flying & 46 different colours of tulips, the city really looked beautiful. The tulips ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia

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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