A cannon used in the conquest of Constantinople

Black and White

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November 24th 2008
The last several days have been good. Friday I went to the military museum for...about 15 minutes before it closed. It was only a lira, so I didn't feel gypped so much as confused why the woman at the front desk didn't at least tell us we'd only get to see like an eighth of it at most. That night we also saw the new Bond with Turkish subtitles. It does not touch Casino Royale. I didn't like it for ... 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