Crazy night at Kusadasi

THE REST OF TURKEY

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April 27th 2007
TURKEY 27/04/07 to 04/05/07 Despite the fact of our mammoth ANZAC day, we continued the touristy sightseeing. First stop was the ruins at Perrgamon. The most notable fact about this place was back in the day, it housed the largest library which had over 10,000 scrolls, which were given to Cleopatra as a gift from Mark Antony. Apparently, the Egyptians were the only supplier of ... read more

Middle East » Turkey

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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