Turkish Trenches

Türkiye - Çanakkale

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October 30th 2009
Çanakkale, Turkey, Oct. 21st - 24th, 2009 After leaving the hustle and bustle of Istanbul, we were off to Canakkale to see the legendary city of Troy, or at least what remains of it. Six hours on the bus and half an hour on the ferry and we had finally left mainland Europe and were now technically in Asia. The ruins of Troy lie about 30 km outside of Canakkale, a short trip on a crowde ... 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