Outside Ataturk's Mausoleum

Learning About Ataturk

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April 17th 2008
Mikkel and I set our alarm for 10, but when it went off it still felt way too early. We laid in our beds and talked for a little bit before Mikkel decided it was probably time to get up. He got out of bed and went to see where everyone else was. He found them all fast asleep on the couch or floor of the living room. He woke Berk up, who then woke up all the others. They were in there talking for a ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Ankara

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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