Interior of Blue Mosque

Turkey -Istanbul (Day 2 and Day-3)

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June 3rd 2008
Turkey (Istanbul Day-2 and Day-3) The rest of Istanbul we saw after coming back from the tour i.e. after a week and by then the weather had changed and had become very pleasant. The biting cold had vanished. ‘Full-day Istanbul Tour’ is very tiring, because you have to walk a lot. The Hippodrome is interesting. It immediately brings to mind the thrilling chariot-race of ‘Ben Hur’. http ... read more

Middle East » Turkey

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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