My family LOVED Istanbul. We went there over Christmas back in 2011.

Feb 23, 2017
7:39:45am

TheLoneCougar Contributor

The people were so nice, they loved our two little boys, and the site were so beautiful. I've been in Afghanistan so the calls to prayer weren't that new, but a much nicer environment in Istanbul.

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If you've never spent the night in a Muslim country, you should at least once

jkccoug

2/23/17 12:49am

Cool. And stay safe.

AZcougLawyer

2/23/17 12:55am

Thanks. Seen nothing so far that worries me. But I am on the Asian side in a

jkccoug

2/23/17 12:57am

It gets old after a while, but I agree that it is a cool experience, and should

Longbow Cougar

2/23/17 1:21am

My wife was nervous too.

jkccoug

2/23/17 1:25am

Bah, just take your tools. 😉

OldCosmo

2/23/17 1:40am

Don't sweat instanbul. It's a great city, and safe.

macaroni

2/23/17 5:00am

We cancelled trip to Istanbul last year, wife was too nervous.Love to go someday

BYUfan92

2/23/17 7:05am

On my mission during Ramadan I lived next to a mosque

Zorbel

2/23/17 1:21am

Hard pass.

Mister P

2/23/17 5:03am

Indocoug spent 7 years living in Egypt, and lived 80 yards from a mosque for all 7 of them.

indocoug

2/23/17 6:15am

Yeah, you gotta love being told to pray... or else

CougarThug

2/23/17 6:28am

Lol. There are lots of people that don't pray in Istanbul.

RSLCoug

2/23/17 7:56am

Exactly. Most are very secular Muslims. No enforcement of religious codes

jkccoug

2/23/17 8:08am

Or else what?

j-woot

2/23/17 8:34am

Wow that's not really what they are about but okay

Zorbel

2/23/17 9:46am

it's actually a beautiful prayer. it's an invitation. you should check it out.

macaroni

2/23/17 10:34am

I agree to part of this. I think the communal nature of the call to prayer

j-woot

2/23/17 6:45am

Where?

CosmoK

2/23/17 7:00am

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

j-woot

2/23/17 7:01am

Sounds like the Tuesday devotional at BYU

Martin Van Nostrand

2/23/17 7:07am

Very true. And just like our divotionals, those that don't want to participate are not forced.

indocoug

2/23/17 7:27am

Yes Yes Yes I love the call to prayer.

TheHop

2/23/17 7:16am

My family LOVED Istanbul. We went there over Christmas back in 2011.

TheLoneCougar

2/23/17 7:39am

I was in Istanbul in Sept 2015

mncstr

2/23/17 8:51am

I am here on business and have been accompanied by Turks most of the time. But I

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