Sercan

meet me in Mecidiyeköy, tatlım, and take me to Taksim...

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August 13th 2008
Summer life in İstanbul - does it get much better than this? I am temporarily living with a very wonderful and interesting collection of people. We lost Lütfiye in the Levent bazaar the other day. Permanently "in gear," she went from vendor to vendor, negotiating relentlessly all transactions. Matt and I had drifted away from the clothing and household goods part of the bazaar and were dro ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul

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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