Istanbul, city of mosques

They say Fallujah is the city of mosques, but even if so, that's currently changing as the US forces pound the crap out of the city... The mosque in the foreground is Yeni Camii (New Mosque) while that in the background is Suleymaniye, a beautiful piece of work by Mimar Sinan (who also built the Selimiye in Edirne). Picture taken from the shores of the Golden Horn (Halic).

Mevlana (Rumi)-land

November 15th 2004
Bedreddin's adventures are now featured on the "Highlights" section of the main travelblog.org page. Yeah, baby! The roughly 2 weeks since my last blog were spent in the stupor that comes over me when I go to Istanbul. During that time I met old friends, sat around a lot and picked up a new time-killer pastime: learning the Ottoman script. The Ottoman empire used (a slightly modified version ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Konya

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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