Old Antalya

Wilkommen in Antalya

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May 27th 2016
After the tour ended I hitched a ride with Kevin and Sheri to Nicosia and stayed overnight in a hotel that is better left unmentioned. We strolled around the old city and sauntered across the Green Line to inspect the vast array of very reasonably-priced goods by Gucci, Nike etc. I flew out this morning from Ercan airport in North Cyprus to Antalya on the south coast of Turkey. It has a lovely ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Mediterranean » Antalya

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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