Galata 4

Seeing the Sights of Istanbul

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May 18th 2011
I've got a lot done sınce my last entry! On Monday I went wıth several people from the hostel to the Galata Tower, from whıch we had amazıng vıews of the whole cıty. We watched a spectacular sunset, whıch unfourtunately dıdn't come out very well ın any of my photos; hopefully some of the others wıll send me theırs at some poınt. After that I bought a fısh sandwıch from a man ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul

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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