View over Bodrum

Antique Theatre and The Maussoleum, Bodrum

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May 19th 2012
With the weather looking pretty drab again today we caught the bus into Bodrum ... eventually. This morning the bus picked us up and then went down into the next village along the coast. A group of potential passengers wanted the driver to wait five minutes for the last member of their party. The bus drivers here are pretty relaxed, but he wouldn't agree that request. In the end, he agreed to ... 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