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The Princes' Islands

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August 28th 2011
The day after the Grand Bazaar I set off around noon to go see the Princes’ Islands. I first read about them in the Travel section of the Sunday New York Times a few weeks before moving here. It sounded like a fabulous getaway from the hustle of the city. I took a bus to Kadıköy and then hopped on a ferry for the islands. It was very self-explanatory. The ferry terminals are all labeled with t ... 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