Hagia Sofia 4

There are - interestingly - some Christian mosaics left on the walls, although the building served as a mosque for several hundred years. Notice the representation of Mary upside.

Tomek's Turkey Trip - Start in Istanbul

October 15th 2009
Welcome to Tomek's Turkey Trip As some of you already might know I took the late plane from Amsterdam at 20:50 after work. I was in the hostel in Istanbul around 2:30 a.m. and very tired, so I just went to sleep of course. Before dawn still I was waked up by the Muezzin - thats probably one of the best ways to start the day in Istanbul! After that I never heared him again - maybe got a ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul

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

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