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Galata Tower, Istanbul, Turkey: The Galata Tower, officially the Galata Tower Museum, is an old Genoese tower in the Galata part of the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey. Built as a watchtower at the highest point of the Walls of Galata, the tower is now an exhibition space and museum, and a symbol of Beyoğlu and Istanbul. Wikipedia
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Obelisk of Theodosius, Istanbul, Turkey: The Obelisk of Theodosius is the Ancient Egyptian obelisk of Pharaoh Thutmose III re-erected in the Hippodrome of Constantinople known today as At Meydanı or Sultanahmet Meydanı, in the modern city of Istanbul, Turkey by the Roman emperor Theodosius I in the 4th century AD.
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Ayvalık, Balıkesir, Turkey: Ayvalık is a municipality and district of Balıkesir Province, Turkey. Its area is 305 km², and its population is 74,030. It is a seaside town on the northwestern Aegean coast of Turkey. Wikipedia
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Goreme Historical National Park, Turkey: Göreme Historical National Park is a national park in central Turkey. It occupies an area of nearly 100 km² and is located in Nevşehir Province. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985 under the name Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia. Wikipedia
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Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey: Hagia Sophia, officially the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, is a mosque, a former church, and a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey. The last of three church buildings to be successively erected on the site by the Eastern Roman Empire, it was completed in 537 AD. Wikipedia
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Grand Bazaar, Istanbul, Turkey: The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with 61 covered streets and over 4,000 shops on a total area of 30,700 m², attracting between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily. Wikipedia
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Underground City, Derinkuyu, Turkey: Derinkuyu also known as Elengubu, Cappadocian Greek: Μαλακοπή Malakopi; Turkish: Derinkuyu Yeraltı Şehri is an ancient multi-level underground city near the modern town of Derinkuyu in Nevşehir Province, Turkey, extending to a depth of approximately 85 metres. Wikipedia
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Goreme, Cappadocia, Turkey: Göreme is a town (belde) in the Nevşehir District, Nevşehir Province in Central Anatolia, Turkey. It is well known for its fairy chimneys , eroded rock formations, many of which were hollowed out in the Middle Ages to create Christian churches, houses and underground cities. Göreme was formerly known as Korama, Matiana, Macan and Avcilar. Göreme sits at the heart of a network of valleys filled with astonishing rock formations. Being a centre of early Christianity, it also has the most painted churches, as well as hermitages and monasteries, in Cappadocia. Wikipedia
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Pontic Kings Rock Tomb, Amasya, Turkey: The Tombs of the kings of Pontus, located in Amasya, northern Turkey, are rock-carved tombs of different sizes, forming the royal necropolis of the Pontic kings. The site was added to the tentative list in the cultural category of UNESCO World Heritage Site on April 13, 2014. Wikipedia
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Mihrimah Sultan Mosque, Edirnekapı, Turkey: The Mihrimah Sultan Mosque is a 16th-century Ottoman mosque located near the Byzantine land walls in the Edirnekapı neighborhood of Istanbul, Turkey. It was commissioned by Mihrimah Sultan, the daughter of Suleiman the Magnificent, and designed by the chief imperial architect Mimar Sinan. Sited on the summit of the Sixth Hill near the highest point of the city, the mosque is a prominent city landmark. Wikipedia.
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Cappadocia, Turkey: Cappadocia is a historical region in Central Anatolia, Turkey. It is largely in the provinces of Nevşehir, Kayseri, Aksaray, Kırşehir, Sivas and Niğde. According to Herodotus, in the time of the Ionian Revolt (499 BC), the Cappadocians were reported as occupying a region from Mount Taurus to the vicinity of the Euxine (Black Sea). Cappadocia, in this sense, was bounded in the south by the chain of the Taurus Mountains that separate it from Cilicia, to the east by the upper Euphrates, to the north by Pontus, and to the west by Lycaonia and eastern Galatia. Wikipedia
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Central Mosque, Adana, Turkey: Sabancı Merkez Camii in Adana is the second largest mosque in Turkey. The exterior of the mosque is similar to the Selimiye Mosque in Edirne, though it has six minarets, similar to the Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul. The mosque, which went into service in 1998, was constructed upon a confiscated Armenian cemetery. Wikipedia
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Interior view of Sabancı Central Mosque, Adana, Turkey: Sabancı Merkez Camii in Adana is the second largest mosque in Turkey. The exterior of the mosque is similar to the Selimiye Mosque in Edirne, though it has six minarets, similar to the Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul. The mosque, which went into service in 1998, was constructed upon a confiscated Armenian cemetery. Wikipedia
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Alanya Harbour, Turkey: Alanya is a beach resort city, a municipality and district of Antalya Province, Turkey. It is on the southern coast of Turkey, in the country’s Mediterranean Region, 133 kilometres (83 mi) east of the city of Antalya. Because of its natural strategic position on a small peninsula into the Mediterranean Sea below the Taurus Mountains, Alanya has been a local stronghold for many Mediterranean-based empires, including the Ptolemaic, Seleucid, Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman Empires. Wikipedia
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Adana, Turkey: Adana is a large city in southern Turkey. It is situated on the Seyhan River, 35 km inland from the Mediterranean Sea. Wikipedia
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Alanya Boat Tours, Alanya, Turkey: Alanya boat (yacht) tour is the best and the most popular way to discover Alanya's beautiful coastline. Join the sea pleasure with a wonderful boat tour in Alanya, the pearl of the Mediterranean, the land of old pirates. Alanya is known for beautiful white-sand beaches, warm Mediterranean waters, and buzzing nightlife.
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Alanya Boat Trip, Alanya, Turkey: Taking this boat tour is certainly the most convenient way to explore sightseeing of Alanya. Exploring the coast line by sea gives you the chance to see where history and myth happened while you soak up as much sun as you can. Alanya has Turkey's most interestingly shaped wooden and pirate boats. The combination of the magnificent beauty and crystal clear waters of the Mediterranean and the boats with this interesting shape and a fun atmosphere inside makes Alanya boat tours very popular.
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