Tag Archives: ataturk
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Admiration (II)
10Saturday 30 April, 2016 by Uncle Spike
My second entry for the Weekly Photo Challenge for ‘Admiration’ is about those most dedicated of the armed services who perform their …
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Çocuk Bayramınız Kutlu Olsun – Children’s Day
1Saturday 23 April, 2016 by Uncle Spike
On April 23, 1929, upon Atatürk’s proposal, the Turkish Grand National Assembly decreed April 23 as a national holiday dedicated …
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92nd Republic Day
7Thursday 29 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Today marks the 92nd year of the founding of the Republic of Türkiye, and yours truly is in the western …
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Gallipoli: lifelong dedication
13Friday 24 April, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This is my second post about the one hundred year anniversary of the Gallipoli Campaign of World War One. Large official centennial memorial …
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Gallipoli: 100 years
10Friday 24 April, 2015 by Uncle Spike
One hundred years ago, the almost 9 month Gallipoli Campaign of World War One ended. The Allied forces withdrew from the peninsula, …
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Out & About : Balıkesir Coastline
6Thursday 02 April, 2015 by Uncle Spike
. The coastline of Balıkesir in the Marmara region of Türkiye has some great rugged spots, far from the madding …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Wall (II)
4Saturday 14 March, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s second entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge was incredible carved wall at a place called ‘Anıtkabir’, in Ankara, the capital …
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