Making Etli Ekmek

We make it to Cappadocia!

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June 15th 2011
It was an early morning with a long bus ride to Cappadocia, and we all were feeling it. (All but Taylee, who was a smart cookie for going to bed early.) We all ate breakfast in silence for the most part, and then hopped on the bus. It was the first of 2 long bus rides for us, the second one being the ride from Cappadocia to Istanbul. We didn’t stop much on the way since we had to make good t ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Cappadocia » Göreme

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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