Cora Church from the front

I had lunch - chicken kebabs, bulgar rice, and some sort of little salad - at the little cafe in front of the church. It was probably overpriced (not too bad, though), but the setting was nice!

Istanbul City Walls and the Cora Church

December 28th 2012
Today, I went exploring Istanbul by myself. I started at the 1453 Panorama Museum, which is near the old city walls and depicts the fall of Istanbul when the Ottoman Turks took it over from the Byzantine Empire. The best feature of the museum is that the panorama depicts the battle raging at the walls from the viewpoint that can be seen of the walls and city from right where the museum sits. Then ... read more

Middle East » Turkey

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

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