Travel Blog Photos from Ankara (731)
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... of Independence with Greece, the new president of Turkey, Atatürk, moved the capital from Istanbul to Ankara. Atatürk is credited with bringing Turkey into the modern age; he introduced various social and political reforms, changed the education system, ...
... my Swiss Army knife. It still seemed kind of early to go to sleep, so we took a taxi to Ankamall, the largest mall in Ankara on a quest to find a power transformer, but no dice. Bummer! I was impressed, however, with the fact that there were very few ...
... simit. It's this bread with honey and sesame seeds on top. We're walking to Ataturk's mausoleum, he's the guy who made modern Turkey in the early 1900's. Mom made us walk all the way up a steep hill and much more flat land, the mausoleum was cool though ...
Today really wasn't much to write home about. We had the long bus ride (see tail end of the entry I counted for yesterday) and then we made our way to the train station. The traveling is starting to wear on us and we're looking forward to staying in ...
Ankara, Ankara, Turkey

Ankara, Ankara, Turkey

Ankara, Ankara, Turkey

Ankara, Ankara, Turkey

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Your Opinions on Turkey
Posted on Mar 12, 2009, 07:47:11
... the resident frogs and terrapins don't seem to mind! Aphrodisias in the Central Aegean region is one of Turkey's most beautifully isolated major archaeological sites. Aphrodite, called Venus by the Romans, meant different things to many people. ...
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Weather in Turkey during March '10
Posted on Oct 17, 2009, 03:25:37
The answer, of course, depends on what parts of the country you plan to visit. For serious meteorologists, Turkey has seven distinct climatic regions, but for most visitors, the most important distinctions are between the coast with its moderate ...
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Weather in Turkey during March '10
Posted on Oct 16, 2009, 07:58:04
The answer, of course, depends on what parts of the country you plan to visit. For serious meteorologists, Turkey has seven distinct climatic regions, but for most visitors, the most important distinctions are between the coast with its moderate winter ...
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Your Opinions on Turkey
Posted on Nov 1, 2007, 18:23:32
Yes, I definitely agree with you! Turkey is so fasinating... I had discovered Turkey in 2005 buy a random meeting on the internet and became friends with several people. I went out there in 2005 to Istanbul.. and loved it so much... I had never seen a ...
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