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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: Vakifli
Date: June 4th 2012
Yesterday we went to an Armenian Village known as Vakifli. It is the only Armenian village left in Turkey. The historian in me would like to insert a piece about the genocide that occurred but instead I will offer a link to their site and a brief encyclopedic entry: Aremenian Genocide This is not the day we had. It was a lively d ... read more
Date: June 4th 2012
Yesterday we went to an Armenian Village known as Vakifli. It is the only Armenian village left in Turkey. The historian in me would like to insert a piece about the genocide that occurred but instead I will offer a link to their site and a brief encyclopedic entry: Aremenian Genocide This is not the day we had. It was a lively d ... read more
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