Grand Bazaar

Istanbul, Turkey

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April 19th 2008
Well this was a very exciting trip yet again! We were so looking forward to this and now that we have come back we can honestly say we experienced no disappointement whatsoever, but fully enjoyed ourselves. We're bringing up "disappointment" here due to all those stories we've been told about Turkey, therefore we expected a bit of surprises, however as already mentioned, this was not the c ... 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