Mediterranean

The longest mile...

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May 8th 2008
We left Frankfurt Airport shortly after 19:00, right on schedule. Hearing all the announcements on the plane in German and Turkish confirmed that we were indeed headed for an adventure of a lifetime. Up to that point, the whole departure for Turkey had seemed surreal in the hustle and bustle of one of the world's busiest airports. The plane was not full and we were given a 3 seat row all to o ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Mediterranean » Adana

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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