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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]
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] Blog: Ladies in the neighborhood
Date: May 7th 2012
This is the part where I am supposed to tell you how wonderful our trip to the Church of Saint George was in Iskenderun, but where I enjoyed the church it had little if any to do with the excitement of yesterday. After trekking thru Antakya for 20 minutes we caught a bus to Iskenderun. It is an odd thing their buses. They are “mini” with four seats against the back and a series of 2 seat… ... read more
Date: May 7th 2012
This is the part where I am supposed to tell you how wonderful our trip to the Church of Saint George was in Iskenderun, but where I enjoyed the church it had little if any to do with the excitement of yesterday. After trekking thru Antakya for 20 minutes we caught a bus to Iskenderun. It is an odd thing their buses. They are “mini” with four seats against the back and a series of 2 seat… ... read more
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