dusk

A city full of boats.

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October 13th 2009
“Why do Turkish people always say ‘yes, please?’” asked the two backpackers in my living room, after a few weeks of surveying the Turkish Mediterranean and Kapadokya. I felt myself going back in time a little bit, to my earliest experiences in this country. Curiosity brought them here, as it had me during my first visit. I wonder if they were as charmed and dazzled by it all as I was. ... 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