Sands and Palaces of Istanbul 2014-08-06 12.02.11

Sands and Palaces of Istanbul

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August 7th 2014
Hello Fellow Travelers and Bloggers! This post is quite short but I believe that it's worth it. So with entering the last two weeks of my eight week long stay in Istanbul, I have decided to do my best and see the last few places I have yet to experience that I have heard such wonderful stories about. So far my fellow travelers and I hit up the university beach one last time, and then I set sights ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul » Beşiktaş

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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