ME WITH BLUE MOSQUE IN THE BACKGROUND

ISTANBUL OR CONSTANTINOPLE

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March 28th 2007
At the Turkish border we needed to get visas and mine costs 20 dibdobs, then customs took forever while the ofiicer is on his lunch break! Having to drive in the mad Istanbul traffic at rush hour somehow we finally made it to our hostel after getting lost for a bit. It was a very good location the two famous mosques are just in sight it was also good timing when we arrive and unloading our packs ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul

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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