Antakya archeology museum

OVERWHELMED.

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February 16th 2009
Oh dear, it's been a strange and overwhelming couple weeks. It started when I got back from London after which I had a day to say goodbye to Dan (a pretty emotional and messy experience I'll tell you), see some of Istanbul (spice bazaar and basilica cistern with Dan--hint for future reference: the latter is not worth spending 10 lira on), and see my roommates and other people before I left and hav ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Southeastern Anatolia

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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