Fall in love with Istanbul Photo 5

Fall in love with Istanbul

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October 10th 2011
Istanbul, Turkey (October 10, 2011) After flying for 3 hrs and 45 mins on board Turkish Airlines, we arrived at Ataturk International Airport at around 8 in the morning. The flight went smoothly although when we were nearing Istanbul we experienced a bit of turbulence due to thick cloud formations. According to the weather forecast, there will be frequent rain around Istanbul and that was just ... 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