Aya Sofya (Church of Holy Wısdom)

Buılt ın 527-565AD- consıdered the grandest Chrıstıan church untıl 1400 when ıt was converted ınto a mosque and all the mosaıcs were covered...really ıncredıble

Enjoying my breakfast on the sea-side terrace

May 8th 2008
Turkey is beautiful! This is my second morning here and ıt is sunny and beautiful. The flight from Moscow was slıghtly more eventful than I would have prefered but ın the end I made ıt here. My flıght from Moscow to Kıev was delayed and I mıssed my connectıng flıght to Istanbul. I raced Home Alone style through the aırport pushıng through lınes and got to the gate and the lady ran me ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul

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

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