Ankara

Ottoman Heartlands

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May 18th 2006
So after the ruins it was time for a short break as told in my last message so I opted to go into the old Ottoman heartland... First stop Ankara! Ankara is quite expensive, but I met some cool Turkish students who walked around with me as I was sightseeing and later took me for dinner... Thanks Halil and Gokhan! After this I went to Safranbolu a town which has preserved all the old ottoman ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Cappadocia

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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