Istanbul

Epic Night Bus in Turkey (Istanbul to Selcuk)

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June 14th 2012
Got to Istanbul a few days ago and found it to be the most awesome city I'd ever been to. If anyone asks me what makes it so awesome, I would have no answer. I can't pick anything specific about it. Everything is just...right. The food, the people, the sights, the bars... After spending a few days in Istanbul, I checked with other travelers that I met in the city and it seemed that the ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Selçuk

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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