Museum of Anatolian Civilizations2

Day 6

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April 25th 2006
We had an early bus to catch to the airport for the start of our next adventure…our trip across Turkey. We flew to Ankara and were picked up by our guide AJ. There were only 2 others on our tour..a very kind American couple. The 7 of us set off to see the museum of Anatolian Civilizations which had some very, very ancient artifacts. We were amazed at how the wheel keeps being invented and these ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Cappadocia

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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