Waiting for the Bus

Last Day in Turkey

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May 28th 2012
Dawn was at 4.48am this morning. I know this because I was wide awake to hear the first call to prayer broadcast this morning. For the last fortnight I have been blissfully unaware of the dawn call to prayer and I have slept right through it. Who knew that it set of a cacophony of roosters crowing and dogs barking that seemingly went on for hours?! Maybe I was awake due to the amount of alcohol st ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Bodrum

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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