pretending I'm not in Ankara

Beytepe Campus

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October 5th 2008
I'm back at Hacettepe Üniversitesi. We had our first week of classes, followed by a full week off for the end Ramazan celebration. Nobody has done any work yet and most of us are still arranging our schedules, waiting for add/drop to start. Campus was bomboş (very empty) all week long and I embraced the peace and quiet, venturing into the woods next to campus when it wasn't too cold or rainy. ... 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