Kas

The Last Turkey Leg!

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November 10th 2011
We left Cappadocia behind and travelled to Konya, a very religious town. Konya was known as Iconium in roman times. It was also the capital of the Seljuk Turks from the 12th to 13th centuries and home of Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi, who founded a mystic Sufi order popularly known as “Whirling Dervishes”. We visited Mevlana’s Mausoleum and the museum housing manuscripts of his works, as well a ... 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