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Gallipoli!

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August 6th 2012
Phone rings, hold music...guess that’s the 6.30am wake-up call. Early start for our big bus tour today. We chomped down our breaky (quite average it was too) and took off to beat the early morning rush hour, even though given the traffic issues we’ve seen since arriving in Istanbul, I think rush hour is every waking hour of the day. We headed west out of the city and along the European side-b ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Gallipoli

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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