getting my kitty hug

The last leg.....back to Istanbul

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November 8th 2011
On Sunday (11/6) we left the Asian side of Turkey to return to European Turkey into Istanbul. That's about it for Sunday. It's the Holy day of sacrifice today for Islam so most everything was closed but there were still some industrious people in Istanbul that kept things open. Since we rushed to see Troy on Sat and it was planned for Sunday am, we arrived in Istanbul around 3:30 with f ... 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