Main Road İn Istanbul

Fishing For Tourists

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October 22nd 2007
Borders at anytime of the day aren't particularly fun, but when you start going through them at one in the morning and don't finish until four they are rather irritating. Only one positive thing can be said about the ludicrous crossing and that is that we got off the swelteringly hot bus. We stopped for a toilet stop on the Bulgarian side and some people nipped over to the cash and carries. The ... 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