Maiden's Tower


Maiden's Tower
Maiden's Tower


The Maiden's Tower is a tower located on a stone pile, at an arrow shooting distance from the Asian sideof Istanbul

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Camlica Hill


Camlica Hill


The great Camlica Hill stands about four kilometers east of Uskudar and can be reached by car. It is the taller of the twin peaks of Mount Bulgurlu, the highest point in the vicinity of Istanbul, 267 meters above sea level. It has a small teahouse in the midst of the pine grove which gives the peak its name.

From here, there is an absolutely magnificent view, which ma

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Bosphorus


Bosphorus


Bosphorus is a natural strait connecting the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara, thus being a very strategic waterway. It was a river in the valley during the Tertiary period of the continents, which was drowned by the sea at the end of this period. It's length is 32 kilometers (20 miles) in the north to south direction, width varies between 730-3300 meters (800-3600 yards), and

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Istanbul City Walls


Istanbul City Walls
The triangular promontory on which old Istanbul is located is surrounded by city walls. The 22 km long walls date back to the 5th century, the Roman era. The original city of Byzantium expanded toward the west and new city walls were erected four times, each time enlarging the city further.

The peninsula was

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Black Sea


Black Sea
Black Sea
The Black Sea is an inland sea between southeastern Europe and the Anatolian peninsula (Turkey) and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas and various straits. The Bosphorus

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Marmara Sea


Marmara Sea


The Sea of Marmara (Turkish: Marmara Denizi), also known as the Sea of Marmora or the Marmara Sea, and in the context of classical antiquity as Propontis ,is the inland sea that connects the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea, thus separating the Asian part of Turkey from its European part

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