Deep in thought

Göltürkbükü, Bodrum Peninsula

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May 25th 2012
Bernie's birthday today so we started the day with some (very) early morning birthday text messages!! While we were at breakfast the heavens opened, so we decided that we would take the bus to Göltürkbükü, another small village on the Bodrum Peninsula. We asked at the front desk if we could catch that bus at the top of the hill without needing to go into the bus station in Bodrum. After s ... 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