Istanbul Day 4 056

Istanbul Day 4

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September 26th 2011
Today we took a ferry to Prince's Islands which are a chain of nine islands off the coast of Istanbul, Turkey, in the Sea of Marmara. The ferry makes various stops to each island; however due to time constraints we got off at only one of the islands: Buyukada "big island." This island is considered the equilvalent of NY's Hamptons as mainly the wealthy have houses here. No cars are allowed ... 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