ataturk

Gallipoli!

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June 15th 2012
I picked up my tour in istanbul with bus about tours. For those of you don't know, I would recommend them. They are a smaller company than stat ravel or contiki, but so far just as nice. We have a very large coach, like angreyhound bus. There are 22 of us, so we can all have our own seats so it's nice to stretch out. We also have a very enthusiastic Aussie tour guide named Dax. Turns out ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Mediterranean

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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