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Tolga and the Holy Umbrella  
   

Tolga and the Holy Umbrella

Tolga holding Holy Umbrella at the ablution fountain, outside the first gate of Topkapi
Topkapi Palace

October 14th 2012
Friday, Sept 21 in Istanbul Istanbul has perhaps the most famous and beautiful site of any city in the world. It has had three names. In ancient times it was the Greek city of Byzantium. Then after Constantine made it the capital of the Eastern Roman empire it became Constantinople. After it was conquered by Sultan Mehmed II in 1453, it became Istanbul. Mehmet The Conquerer visited the old B ... read more
Middle East » Turkey

Turkish Flag 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
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