halo joe

istambul day2-turkey

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May 22nd 2011
today me and dad visited two world famous mosques (blue mosque and aya sofya mosque/church) we both thought that the aya sofya was the best! after the mosques we decided to take a walk in the local park and have a small nap then we went back to the hostel for dinner and watch the liverpool last game of the season however we lost. whilst watching the game we ate lamb kebabs and met some really nice ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul » Sultanahmet

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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