"Istanbul - Turkey" a Istanbul Travel Page by boocik04

Historic and modern, European and Asian - that's Istanbul. The city at the junction of two continents is home to ancient structures like the Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque in the Old City, as well as modern businesses, hotels, restaurants and nightlife in the New City. Across the Bosporus Strait, the Asian side of Istanbul offers a glimpse into everyday, residential life. Due to its strategic location astride two continents, Turkey's culture has a unique blend of Eastern and Western tradition.

Turkey is a democratic, secular, unitary, constitutional republic whose political system was established in 1923 under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, following the fall of the Ottoman Empire in the aftermath of World War I.

My trip to Turkey was during early Spring 2008. There were many tulips along the roadside which I later found out that this is the country where the flower originates. Beautiful, colourful and historical - this is what I'd sum up what Turkey is....