Dusk

Random Wonderings

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October 12th 2011
As much as I love aimlessly roaming the streets of a new city, sometimes it means that you end up on the side of town that sells nothing but industrial kitchen supplies. No matter how far you walk, or how many corners you turn, you are confronted by store after store of coffee makers, deep fryers and pots big enough to take a bath in. After several long minutes (or in rare cases up to hours), just ... 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