Dawn Service

Turkish Delights

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May 5th 2008
After waiting 3 hours at Sabiha Gokcen Airport for Nick (a guy Emily worked with) we finally made our way to the shuttle buses that would take us to Istanbul. After maybe 5 minutes on the bus Nick and I found ourselves sitting in a police station being questioned in broken English, we had no idea what was going on, why we were taken off the bus and how long we would be there for. After 1 1/2 ho ... 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