Tokapi Tiles

Hijabs and Big Macs

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June 24th 2010
It’s not just the city’s location that’s split between Europe and Asia; everything is a mix between east and west. You might wake up to the singing of the prayer call but for every one Mosque you pass you’ll no doubt pass half a dozen Starbucks or Mc Donald’s. There are still quite a few women in veils but the younger generation seem to have their eyes firmly set on west. It’s quite fu ... 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