The view from the terrace at Taksim

In Turkey I am Beautiful

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September 10th 2014
Istanbul, Turkey August 31st 2014 “I suppose it's really the only reason people travel – to feel more beautiful and exciting than they really are” Lady Penelope in Brendan Shannahan's travel epic 'In Turkey I am Beautiful' "...But if a mirror ever makes you sad, you should know that it does not know you." Kabir In a ... read more

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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