Sultans Palace

Two Turkeys in Istanbul

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August 8th 2011
Day 1 - We left at noon on August 4th and got to Istanbul at 10am on August 5th. We were exhausted from the trip and the fact that we had been up for more than 24 straight hours. Ali took some drugs to knock her out, but I was wide awake watching all the movies Ali would never typically let me watch. Our check in time was 2pm at our hostel, so we walked around the Old Country until we could check ... read more

Middle East » Turkey

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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