Bill and Carol's Senior Years Abroad: Months 10, 11, and 12, "Golgeler" (Shadows) May 22nd 2011 Welcome to Bill and Carol's travelblog from Turkey. As we come to the end of our first year here, we are becoming more aware of the intricate layers of intrigue in Turkey's social/political life. We can't pretend to really understand the deep implications of all that we read in the Turkish press and hear from friends. What we know is that many, many things are not as they seem. Thus ... read more
Middle East » Turkey » Mediterranean » Antalya » Mermerli 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
Carol and I have moved to Antalya, Turkey where we will be living for two years. We wanted to live in another culture, learn Turkish, possibly teach some English and enjoy a beautiful place and friendly and welcoming people. We would like to experience Turkey as people who live here rather than as tourists, passing through.... full info