Re: The Ottoman Empire
Re: The Ottoman Empire
Altinkum was our first destination in Turkey as well Judd. We had been booked for the Greek island of Poros but there was a terrorist attack on the City of Poros cruise ship shortly before we were due to leave so we asked the travel agent for a change at the last moment. We have been going back to Turkey every year since. We have been all over Western Turkey from Cappadocia to Gallipoli and Istanbul to Marmaris. Yes Erdoğan has been undoing much of Ataturk reforms; he has built a huge mosque on top of Camlica Hill in Istanbul. He is loved and hated in almost equal numbers. Simon Reeves in Turkey part 1 is a really interesting documentary for those interested in present day Turkey. It is available on BBC iPlayer.Thread Tools | |
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