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Istanbul
[ 23 May 2009 | 3 Comments ]
Istanbul

Area: 5.712 km²
Population: 10.018.735 (2000)
Traffic Code: 34

`The god and human, nature and art are together in there, they have created such a perfect place that it is valuable to see.` Lamartine’s famous poetic line reveals his love for İstanbul, describing the embracing of two continents, with one arm reaching out …
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Ankara
[ 20 May 2009 | 2 Comments ]
Ankara

Area: 30.715 km²
Population: 4.007.860 (2000)
Traffic Code: 06

The history of Ankara and its surroundings stretches back to the Hatti civilisation of the Bronze Age. Two thousand years before the Jesus, the Hittites become the dominant power of the region, and were then followed by the Phyrgians, Lydians and Persians. In the …
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Konya
[ 20 May 2009 | One Comment ]
Konya

Area: 38.183 km²
Population: 2.192.166 (2000)
Traffic Code: 42

Konya is one of the first inhabited cities in the history of mankind, and still contains traces of many ancient civilisations which gives it the atmosphere of a museum city. Because of its locations in the middle of the barren Anatolian steppe, it used …
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Eskişehir
[ 20 May 2009 | One Comment ]
Eskişehir

Area: 13.652 km²
Population: 741.736 (2000)
Traffic Code: 26

Eskişehir was founded in 1000 BC by Frigs at the banks of the Porsuk River. The city is located at a major crossroad in Turkey. World wide famous historical personalities like Yunus Emre and Nasrettin Hoca (Hodja) was from Eskişehir. Eskişehir is also famous …
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