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Turkey, istanbbul

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July 16th 2013
16 th tues, last day in Instanbul, this is such a wicked place, locals are very friendly as long as your covered etc. they pray 5 times a day here, gives me a fright when the prayer comes over the loud speakers although i havent been hearing it at night like the others. After the walking tour yesterday and seeing the blue mosque and trying some yummy stuffed peppers and hagling up a storm in the m ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Black Sea » Gerede

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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