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Learning Turkish

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May 5th 2011
One thing about spending time in Turkey is that you really get to practice your Turkish. I've found that they really appreciate your effort to speak their language, and it opens up doors to their lives and makes instant connections with the locals. All of this in lieu of the fact that my Turkish is terrible and the phrase I use the most is, "No, thank you." I think just saying hello is enou ... 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