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Birnici Gun

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May 29th 2011
Pronounced Beer-in-chee Goon – Translation : First Day I landed in Istanbul at 6:00 am local time after 23 hours of travel from Brisbane, with very little sleep (but that’s the price you pay for a cheap ticket!). After disembarking I went to find the Visa counter in which to buy my Turkish Visa. When I was researching for my trip I learned that only Australia and Turkey needed Visa’s from ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul » Sultanahmet

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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