Sultanahmet Mosque

Please Pass the Raki and Baklava

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December 27th 2006
I'm sıttıng in a Turkish cafe on the Istıklal strip on the European sıde of Istanbul, and as I sip my turkish tea and savor the delicious varietıes of baklava, I am yet agaın sliding ınto one of those fortunate euphoric moods where I wonder to myself if I am really here experiencing all this. I am just about to begın reading a new novel by popular Turkish author Orhan Pamuk (I hıghly r ... read more

Middle East » Turkey

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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