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Day 4 - Istanbul Topkapı Palace and Grand Bazaar

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October 5th 2023
Today began with another traditional Turkish breakfast at the Green House Restaurant. I’m glad my sister doesn’t like honeycomb because I ate both our portions! Because she is restricting her fats I also got most of the olives! The fresh fruit and cappuccino was a treat too. We ate early because we wanted to get to the Topkapi Palace before all the crowds. I’m so glad we did because we spen ... 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