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I Didn't Choose Turkey. I Chose a Person


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I Didn’t Choose Turkey. I Chose a Person. — Part 1: Istanbul & Çeşme

Posted by Darewrecks415 ., 32

So I finally decided to go to Turkey, not because it's a popular destination. Not because it's IG famous. Not because some fake-ass YouTuber recommended it to me. I went because I had a friend I grew up with back home whose parents are Turkish and who now lives there. He’s been bugging me for 4 or 5 years to come visit. Turkey was never on my radar. I knew nothing about Turkish culture, the Ottomans, the beaches, the food. NOTHING. I didn't even know much about its relationship with Islam,...



 
 
 

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