Royal entertainment area

Topkapi Palace

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July 20th 2011
We found ourselves in the Sultanahmet, the old section of Istanbul (Constantinople), full of amazing architecture going way back in time through many civilizations. In fact, Istanbul was first settled in 633 BC by the Dorics who founded the Byzantine empire. We pronounced Sultanahmet in the English way, putting the stress on the second syllable, but soon discovered that its name came from Sul ... read more

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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