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The sights we saw in Istanbul

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April 8th 2008
Well we have had a couple of busy days here in Turkey. On Sunday we spent the whole morning at the Archaeological museum. It is possibly the best museum I have ever seen. There was so much there! I couldn’t believe how similar it was to the Cairo museum. Lots of old tombs and statues, all in almost perfect condition. It was amazing! And our guide that we have in Turkey is awesome. He doesn’t t ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Bergama

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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