Harem in Topkapi Palace

Turkey's Magical Highways Day 3 (Saturday)

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October 11th 2014
Saturday, Day 3 -- Orientation after breakfast with long walking tour. 13 M people in Istanbul, the historic city formerly called Byzantium & later, Constqnople. I believe it is the only city in the world that is in two continents -- Europe & Asia. It is separated by The Bosphorous Strait (divides the city) with The Sea of Marmara (south) to the Black Sea, and the Golden Horn which links these two ... read more

Middle East » Turkey

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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