Historic old area

Istanbul Constantinople

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February 25th 2014
Geo: 41.013, 28.9765Greetings from Istanbul. A city of delicious cakes, many mosques and far too many Chelsea fans (they're playing Galatasaray tomorrow night). Last night I arrived late off a Turkish airlines flight (highly recommended- Turkish delights on take off, beef burgers for dinner and more metal cutlery) and was met at the hostel by a glass of Apple tea and a discussion on weird ... 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