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The Calm Before the Storm ~ Cappadocia, Istanbul, Turkey (by Trisha)

June 29th 2010
Arriving in Cappadocia, shortly after the sun came up was kind of like waking up in a fairy tale filled with, you guessed it, “globs of vanilla ice cream,” just as many people said it would be. Large cone-like structures filled your eyesight that you quickly realized were a multitude of cottage homes and buildings built out of stone. Almost everyone in this small community sleeps in a stone ... read more
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Turkish Flag 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
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