Dolmabahce Palace

Istanbul Day 2

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September 2nd 2011
After breakfast we made our way to the tram and took it across the Galatta Bridge followed by a short walk to the Dolmabahce Palace. We walked through the entrance gardens and had a short wait for our entrance ticket. We then walked through the beautiful inner gardens to the palace itself. Here we had to wait a considerable time for the next tour to enter the palace (only way to be allowed entry). ... 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