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Last Day in Istanbul

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July 8th 2010
We knew we had more things that we wanted to do in Istanbul than we could possibly squeeze in before our departure, but we got up and vowed to do what we could. Needing refueling we stopped at a very tourist-oriented sidewalk café in the Sultanahmet area in the hopes that it would be a quick lunch. A short walk from lunch brought us to the Basilica Cistern - an ancient underground cistern to pr ... 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