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Published: November 10th 2011
From Istanbul, we arrived in the early morning in Ankara, the capital city of Turkey, via an overnight train. Ankara was established as such by Ataturk in 1920 when he chose it as his base of operations in the struggle for independence. It was declared the Turkish capital in 1923. The city’s position in the centre of Turkey made it better suited as capital than Istanbul, both physically and s...
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Sue Cantan
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another great experience!
Still enjoying reading your blog Mina and sharing your journey-you've inspired me to write one when I travel in December. Any tips?