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The ruins of Hierapolis

Ancient Roman Spa Resort.
Truckin' around Turkey

November 25th 2009
Onward from Istanbul… Dan and I are currently bumping around in the back of an overland truck- ripping through the Turkish countryside and chugging up and over a few mountain passes… believe or not some of the mountains are even snow capped. Turkey thus far has been a great experience. After leaving Istanbul, we visited the battlefields of Gallipoli and learnt a lot about the valiant ANZAC (A ... read more
Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Ephesus

Turkish Flag 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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