Basilica Cistern

On The Go in the Turkey

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August 18th 2014
This week we have been On the Go in Turkey! The old boy and I did a small group tour of Turkey for a week with 'On the Go ' tours. There were nineteen in the group, comprising mostly of Aussies (surprise, surprise), four South Africans and a couple from Canada. Mehmet is our English speaking guide, he is Turkish obviously, he speaks 7 languages, was a university professor and is an archaeologis ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul

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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