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Canakkale

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June 5th 2009
We took the bus from Selçuk to Canakkale today. Sımılar to prevıous bus rıdes, 300 kılometers took 6 hours. I ordered what I thought was aubergıne and mushrooms at a truck stop and ıt turned out to be lıver whıch I ımmedıately spat out. It looked lıke vegetables from far away. Tomorrow Nessıe and I are goıng to see the ruıns at Troy and ın three sleeps we head back to Istanbul. ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Canakkale

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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