Istanbul

Spiced meats and flying carpets… a true Turkish delight

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December 15th 2009
We arrived in Turkey from Paris in the evening, and settled in for a short night’s sleep before we were collected early for our two day tour to the Gallipoli battlefields and Troy. The first day of our tour we had a comprehensive visit to the old battlefields where many Anzacs fought against the Turks in WW1. We were blessed with wonderful weather, as our guide constantly reminded us, it shoul ... read more

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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