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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: Istanbul, Turkey - 1st day
Date: June 14th 2012
We said good bye to new friends and left Sea Cloud II behind at 9am, took a taxi to the Neorion Hotel in the "old city" part of Istanbul, got orientated by the hostess and set out to "discover". We walked to the Gullhane Park entrance near Sarayburnu. It's one of the most beautiful parks with tall trees and a nice breeze and it smells great too. Everything you've heard about the bustling c ... read more
Date: June 14th 2012
We said good bye to new friends and left Sea Cloud II behind at 9am, took a taxi to the Neorion Hotel in the "old city" part of Istanbul, got orientated by the hostess and set out to "discover". We walked to the Gullhane Park entrance near Sarayburnu. It's one of the most beautiful parks with tall trees and a nice breeze and it smells great too. Everything you've heard about the bustling c ... read more
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