This image of Mardin was painted right on the glass by a talented, friendly shopkeeper in the old bazaar part of town. We stopped to escape the heat for a little while and found ourselves wrapped up in tea and conversation.
Middle East » Turkey 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