The weather has been nice

Back in Istanbul town

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October 23rd 2007
As luck would have it I’m back in Istanbul, just six short months since the last visit. This time I’m staying up near Taksim Square which is one of the main meeting places in Istanbul.Over the course of a week I'm sure that every one of Istanbul’s 20 million people walk along it at some time. The place is a constant sea of people strolling from one end to the other people watching, window sh ... 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