Sailing with Chetin

Slowing down in Sigacik

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September 2nd 2014
Poolside Selcuk Sept 2 2014 With all the hustle and bustle of visa applications and culinary adventures in Istanbul things have now chilled out. I guess we needed a holiday (sic) and Sigacik (pronounced Sur-a-juk) was a good place to start. It turned out to be a charming seaside cum fishing village mostly occupied by Turkish tourists from Izmir and beyond. The authorities have buil ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Aegean

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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