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I hate surprises

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July 26th 2010
I knew I hated surprises and this not going to change today. Maybe it is a Turkish thing, to tell you: "I'll make you a surprise tomorrow night", well, actually to my flatmate, but the water was cut for 24 hours. That would be difficult for your surprise, darling. I don't like surprises anyway, and this one turned out to be like all the other one. I hated it, of course, because it did not happen ... 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