The view from our ship of Ortaköy

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January 4th 2009
New Year's eve in Istanbul. It was literally magical. I will literally probably fondly remember it for the rest of my life. I spent it, as I said, on a boat in the Bosphorus. I got the chance to see a bunch of people I meant to befriend but never got around making the time for before they leave, drank a lot of rakı (my faaaaaaaaaavorite), danced for a while, bonded with Emma, Emily, Shannon ... 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