Dolmabahce Guards

Day 2: Dolmabahce Palace + Ciragan Palace + Yildiz Park

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April 3rd 2011
When doing my research for this trip, Dolmabahce is one of the place that really excites me (15 Lira). Rich and opulent, it looked like a mini Versailles. Queue was very long and moved studderly due to tour group guides kept entering the ticket booth directly to buy bulks. Seems like they don't have to queue at all! We only took the Selamlik tour as per recommendation from the forum that the H ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul

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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