Antalya

Antalya, Lake District, Konya

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October 19th 2004
We were relaxed about staying in Antalya for a while. I had just had the abscess cut out and wanted to stay near the hospital in case there were any complications as the wound healed. The city was busy, attractive, the pension did a superb breakfast and we had new visas so there was no reason to rush. The beach near the city centre was big, but comprised solely of stones, which was disappointin ... read more

Middle East » Turkey

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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