Allen and Anna Outside Aya Sofia

Istanbul 101

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April 20th 2014
Geo: 41.0245, 28.9881This entire overnight layover in Istanbul was a personal choice by us. When purchasing the tickets, our original option was to take an early flight on Easter morning from Tel Aviv to Istanbul, and then connect to our early-afternoon flight to Dulles. When I noted that Turkish Airlines would allow us to break up the trip, we talked about going to Istanbul the night before a ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul

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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