The Aya Sofia, Istanbul

August 11th 2006
Is Istanbul a Turkish delight, or the Turkish capital of carpet salesmen? In 48 hours I have been approached by no less than 8 men. They innocently enough approach me in the street, or in the square and start asking polite questions. "Hello my friend, where are you from?" "Can I practise my English with you?" "You learn me English" "Are you looking for the Blue Mosque?" "I am not a guide, I am ... 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

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Chris Lock

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I am a high school teacher. You can see all my photos at My online photos The summer of 2006 was my third summer in a row that I travelled for the entire summer. In 2006 I travelled to London, then Greece, Turkey and Egypt. The summer of 2007 was a trip to Australia. The summer of 2008 was a trip from Cape Town to Nairobi, 6 weeks in a truck with an overland tour company. June to September 2009 was the longest trip at 10 weeks. I visited Central Europe, the Balkans and a side trip for the last week in Paris. The summer of 2010, I cross... full info

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