A colourful city 15 Inside

A colourful city

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July 24th 2009
Geo: 41.0245, 28.9881Jess and I flew to Istanbul today. Our plane was delayed and we felt a bit bad because we had organised a transfer and the poor guy had been waiting at the airport for us for a few hours! Anyway, he dropped us off at our hostel in the backpacker district. We checked in and then set off to explore the city. I have been here a few years ago and quickly got my bearings back. ... 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