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Topaki Palace

Turkey

December 21st 2010
Our 10 days in Turkey has come to a close. The country was a pleasant surprise. Our first stop was Istanbul. We were both expecting a massive dirty busy city; while Istanbul is busy (population of 20-25 million) and massive (spans 30 kilometers along both sides of the Bosphorus channel) it isn't dirty. Istanbul is truly one of the premier cities in the world. The sites are plentiful and gor ... read more
Middle East » Turkey

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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