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Istanbul

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May 24th 2015
22 May My wife had the wish to visit a certain medical goods factory in Istanbul (it is somewhat related to her job) and so she suggested our trip to the capital of Turkey for 5 days. I was reluctant to go at first, because of tight budget, but finally got excited and we bought Turkish Airlines tickets (non-stop, direct from Petersburg to Istanbul). I knew Istanbul is an amazing city and so I s ... 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