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Get your cat off my Ottoman!

June 5th 2008
Has anybody ever wondered why it’s called an Ottoman? I always associate Ottomans with Laz-E-Boy chairs, but now that I have arrived in Turkey this association seems grossly incorrect. Because if Turkish work ethic benefits at all from the perseverance with which Turkish men pursue foreign women, their economy could very well be the only one to withstand the recent global meltdown. The flight ... read more
Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul

Turkish Flag 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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