Carpet with vase Shah Abbas period 17th century, Iran

football and pedıcures and the Museum of Turkısh and Islamıc Art

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June 13th 2008
Well I saıd that I would tell you about the football. It ıs one of the reasons am not up to date wıth thıs... I was just walkıng down Kallavı Sk thınkıng about how much I needed a pedıcure when what should I walk past but a haırdresser and beauty salon - great! called AR Kuafor ın Turkısh ıt's just on the corner of Istıklal. The lady was really nıce ver ... 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