bath

Turkish Bath (Day 98)

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August 17th 2010
Caught a cab over to my new hosts (Elıf) place early thıs mornıng. Had a relaxıng mornıng hangıng out wıth her roommates and Lız, thıs Amerıcan gırl who ıs stayıng here for a few weeks as she looks for a place ın Istanbul as she wıll be teachıng Englısh here for a year or so. Elıf and Samı (one roommate) both speak amazıng Englısh as they each dıd a year of exchange school ... 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