Mediterranean Style

There Will Be Blood

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November 6th 2011
When I arrived in Antakya last night, I said a little prayer of thanks for the simple pleasures in life: a hot shower, my own bed in my own room, and Internet access. I was happy to be somewhere without the worry of trying to be somewhere else in the morning. Traveling can be very tiring, and I felt burnt out. It made me weary just thinking about entering another church. I was, however, looking fo ... read more

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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