Park Near Hotel

Shopping & Walking

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October 14th 2013
Geo: 41.0067, 28.9816Visits to the Grand Bazaar and Spice Market were the order of the day. Tomorrow apparently the bazaar is closed for a holiday of some sort. Lots of walking up and down hills which seems to be the norm for Istanbul. We stopped by our local 4 PM "Tea Stop". ... 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