Aya Sofya

Churches, Mosques...or both and the Bazaar

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December 29th 2011
Yesterday we actually went inside the Aya Sofia and the Blue Mosque.<span> Both are breathtaking for sure.<span> We had a lot of fun with the carpet merchants who patrol the outside of the both holy buildings.<span> Since Martina and I have made a firm decision that a possible trip this summer outweighs our desire for a Turkish carpet,<span> I started to tell them that ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul » Sultanahmet

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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