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To the coast!

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March 16th 2008
Hey there!!! So I've just returned this morning from a great trip to the Aegean coast. I took an overnight bus home but barely slept so if any of this sounds a bit funny, I'm just really tired. After a long two days of school (which was actually only 3 classes because one of my profs didn't show up), I decided it was time for a little exploration of Turkey's Western frontier. I've really been want ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Selçuk

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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