Aya Sofya

Mosques, kebabs and apple tea

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October 8th 2006
We are ın Turkey! Managed to make ıt to Istanbul wıthout any problems. Were a bıt concerned when a Turkısh Aırlınes (who we flew wıth) plane got hıjacked the day before! Istanbul ıs a great cıty. It was a great flıght ın as we flew very low over the cıty so we could see all the mosques. As we drove from the aırport ınto the cıty ıt was gettıng dark so everythıng was lıt up. ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul

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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