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The wardrobe of an Ottoman guard isn't the most macho thing I've ever seen. It must get rather uncomfortable in the summer heat, standing still by a door in Topkapı. This man seemed particularly thrilled that I was taking his picture, probably the 1000th such photo of the morning...

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June 3rd 2008
Summer in İstanbul - does it get any better than this? I arrived a little over a week ago and have since been buzzing all over town, finding surprises at every turn. Sercan and Jaki have a new flatmate, Lütfiye, a longtime friend of Jaki's from İzmir. I was pleased to discover that her English is virtually non-existent. Hopefully we can learn a lot from each other this summer. Wednesday I ... read more

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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

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