View of Sirence

Sirence

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September 19th 2009
After a good night’s sleep and a hearty breakfast we headed for the town of little Sirence. The story goes that a group of Greek slaves settled here in the 15th century and called the village Cirkince (Ugliness) to deter others from following them. In 1926 a govenor of Izmir decreed that the name be changed to the more honest Sirence (Pleasantness). A century ago it was inhabited by Ottaman ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Selçuk

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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