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Ayasophia (Hagia Sophia)

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July 13th 2011
Day 9 Part II: Now you get to hear about Ayasophia! Once again there were people lined up to get in. Once again we had a little man walk up to us and ask for 40 TL if he could be our guide and once again all it took was the magic statement; "you don't have to stand in line." We were in like flint. There were three Ayasophia’s (Hagia Sophia) built throughout the years at that particular loc ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul » Sultanahmet

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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