Sunset

Istanbul - all mod cons!

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August 30th 2009
There are 2 pages of photos again! Please have a look at all of them! Istanbul is a wonderful place. It's been about 10 years since we were here before. Back then it rained and snowed and we didn't really enjoy it! This time was very different - we loved it! It took us 6 hours to get there from Safranbolu. Our 1030 departure was actually a 1030 transfer to Karabuk bus station, and the ... 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