Spiritual Cat

Istanbul - Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia

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July 6th 2010
We all slept soundly and well into the morning. It took some time to get out of the room, but we eventually were forced to go in search of breakfast. In a moment of weakness, we opted for a bit of familiarity with Starbuck’s, then proceeded towards the Bosphorus without a clear plan of what we would do next. We came first to the spectacular Blue Mosque and decided to start our tour there. A ... read more

Middle East » Turkey

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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