Sinop harbour view

Stranded again

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September 12th 2007
Ok I'm not really in Istanbul yet...We're stranded again in a tiny town still on the Black Sea coast. This one doesn't even have a donkey, though ýt mýght have some goats...We're currently awaýtýng an overnýght bus back to Istanbul. Its goýng to take 11 hours...We've been stayýng ýn a wee resort... I use the term very loosely... that was comfortable, but very small. We dýd have a swým ... read more

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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