Ceiling of The Blue Mosque

It's Still Europe Believe it or Not

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August 14th 1990
Despite being technically part of Europe, with it being in the small portion of Turkey that is, it was completely unlike everywhere else that I had been. Once we arrived, the first job was to find somewhere to stay. A taxi driver persuaded us to go to a particular hotel, which probably belonged to his brother. He crammed six people into his taxi. The total disregard for rules and regulations remin ... 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