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Gallipoli

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July 13th 2011
Today was the day we were going to Istanbul and we had only one stop on the agenda, which was to stop at the Gallipoli Peninsula. This location is very historic for Turkey, for during World War I they defended this land against the Allied invasion. Britain wanted this land so they could control the Dardanelles and then move into Istanbul (Constantinople) and force Turkey out of the war. Britain th ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Aegean

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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