Stained glass windows - Blue Mpsque

Day 3 - Istanbul

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October 4th 2023
Turkey, Turkey, Turkey! How I have missed your beautiful sights, sounds, smells and warm culture! For those of you who do not know, Sharon and I had the good fortune to have lived in Turkey when we were growing up. Dad was the Naval Attache to NATO and we lived in Izmir. That is the main reason for this trip. Having lost our Mom two years ago and Dad just this summer, we decided a memorial tour of ... 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