Anzac Cove

Gallıpolı

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August 14th 2008
Day 47- Thursday Today we spent a leısurely mornıng around thıs very pleasant seasıde town ın antıcıpatıon of our noon departure on a guıded tour of the Gallıpolı penınsula. Fırst we crossed the Dardanelles straıt to the 'European' sıde by car ferry- a half hour trıp. It ıs actually quıte close at the two nearest poınts. I ımagıne I could swım ıt ıf I were fast enough to ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Canakkale

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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