Matt and Joy

Yep, that's his Mom. Our tour guides around the old city. Great people. Matt is a Computer Science student in Canakkale and Joy teaches art in Izmir.

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Izmir, Turkey

July 12th 2014
The old Turk reeled in a flailing, silver-gray fish from the clear-blue Aegean water. Three cats waited behind him patiently. The rising sun tracing feline heads in wispy golden-hued halos. Unfortunately for kitty this fisherman had other plans. He stowed his fresh-caught lunch in a Styrofoam cooler strapped to his bike. No worries. There were dozens of women fanning out along the sea-side promena ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Izmir » Konak

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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