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Tour 2009 - Churches, Mosques & Bath Houses Oh My! - Water cannons, riot police and Tear gas

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October 6th 2009
Well today was an interesting day.... Started out pretty normal... Sunny and hot today - good change from yesterday 😊 we started off at the Blue Mosque, although we just stayed on the grounds.. We are going to go back later when we are dressed more appropriately... in order to enter a mosque, arms and legs must be completely covered, and women must wear a headscarf. The headscarves were av ... 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