Topkapi grounds

A near kidnapping at Topkapi

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May 29th 2009
Today our daughter was nearly kidnapped. By a high powered Turkish dignitary. Never let your guard down. (So as to manage expectations, let me add the disclaimer that this blogger tends to exaggerate a tad). It all started at Topkapi Palace. Think harems and gardens and all things Arabian-nightsish and you probably have a good idea of what Topkapi might have once been. Today though, you wil ... read more

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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