1305-449 View of administrative end of Dolmabache Palace across inner garden pool

ISTANBUL, TURKEY ON OUR OWN (PART 3, including Dolmabahce Palace)—May 17-28, 2013 1305-449 View of administrative end of Dolmabache Palace across inner garden pool

ISTANBUL, TURKEY ON OUR OWN (PART 3, including Dolmabahce Palace)—May 17-28, 2013

May 23rd 2013
ISTANBUL, TURKEY ON OUR OWN (PART 3, including Dolmabahce Palace)—May 17-28, 2013 We took a taxi to the DolmabahcePalace as looking at the map of Istanbul we mistakenly thought it was too many blocks for us to walk from the end of the tram line to the palace gates. We first waited in line to go through a security check and then waited in line to get separate tickets to both the main ... read more

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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

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