Istiklal Street in Istanbul

Turkey's Magical Highways Day 4 (Sunday)

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October 12th 2014
Day 4 -- October 12 (Sunday) -- Today was a busy, busy day. We visited The Blue Mosque with the 6 beautiful Minerets, just outside of our hotel. It is called The Blue Mosque because of the beautiful blue tiles inside but frankly, we have seen nicer tiles elsewhere (later in the trip, at some smaller mosques). This mosque is HUGE and we got to go inside for the tour. It was built in 1609-1616 by Su ... 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