And it rained

It's back to Istanbul

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October 30th 2008
After a very enjoyable flight halfway around the world again I'm back in Turkey for another bit of fun in Istanbul. Malaysian Airlines made the flight very easy to take with the service laid on from the time we got on to the time that we arrived in Turkey. The added bonus was the flight to KL wasn't full so those of us in the cheap seats still had room to spread out in what I like to term as povo ... 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