Sanaa and I inside the Sophia

yeah Istanbul

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February 8th 2008
Yeh Istanbul!!! The eagerly anticipated. The plane taxying to a halt, the airport, all usual, all bafflingly and similarly indistinguishable. Why does every airport in every part fo the world have to or try to look exactly the same? Why should the airport in Istanbul not be distinguishable from the one in Dubai or in Frankfurt or in Bangalore in a few months? Everything as Kemal had told us. ... 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