Hanging lamps

Hol-eid-day in Turkey

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November 1st 2006
Long before I came to work in Egypt, I had decided that my visit to the Middle East would have to include trips to other countries during the year. Jordan was one of them, and Turkey was the other. Thankfully Cairo is conveniently located at the meeting point of Africa, Europe, and Asia, so I decided why not take the Eid holiday to go ahead and visit Turkey? As our plane touched down on the Turki ... 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