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November 30th 2008
Oh man, until about 5PM today I've barely had any time to even think since Thanksgiving morning. Let's do a little rewind and see what has kept me so busy in the interim. Thursday was aaaaweesommmeee. I really missed my family--particularly my brother--but Thanksgiving in Istanbul turned out to be one of the best I've ever had. As you may be able to see from the photos, there were a lot of peop ... 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