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Last Full Day in Turkey :(

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October 26th 2012
Today was our last full day in Istanbul, which I am definitely sad about. I had an absolutely fabulous time here and I would definitely recommend Istanbul as a city to visit. Anyway, today was a day that we were on our own without a tour guide which was a nice change of pace. We were on our own schedule (which was good because I woke up late after last night's hookah excursion), but still had ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul » Sultanahmet

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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