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Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Foça July 7th 2009

Geo: 38.6703, 26.7566 GÜN 07 ,GÜNLERDEN SALI: Yola çıkalı bir hafta olmuş bile.. Sabah güneş doğarken Marina'yı terkettik... Bugün kısmetse Foça'yı bulmak istiyoruz ve yaklaşık 45 millik yolumuz var... Ayvalık Körfezi tabak gibi dümdüz... Tavuk adasının önünden geçiyoruz ... deniz fenerleri bizleri yönlendiriyor... Nasıl huzurlu akıyoruz... Deniz'e niçin aşık olduğumu anlamağa çalışıyorum.. Adeta beni bağrına basıyor... Ailemizin isim konusunda yetenekleri sınırlı.... bu nedenle 2 Zeynep ve 2 Deniz var .... Gerek birader Süleyman'ın oğlu, gerekse benim küçük kızımın adı: Deniz... Her ikimizin deniz aşkının yarıştığına eminim. O biraz daha azgın, zira su altı hocalığı yapıyor... Ben mümkünse su ... read more

In Foça - we lıke Foça

Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Foça September 23rd 2008

Hilary in Just Bar - İstanbul

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We are in Foca as I write although we have had problems establishing wireless connections here. The drive from Mordogan was pleasant then Industrial then we missed the turning and it got a bit scary, then we found our way back and after more industrial and roadworks it got OK. The side road from the motorway is pretty. We have both taken a liking to Foca - this is ancient Phocea... It has a working fishing fleet including trawlers and several schools. It is a 'real' place and not a resort. It is also pretty and very friendly. (Oooh the 'you can eat now' firework just went boom). The weekly market was today and it's huge and lively. We could live here. Today we drove to Yeni Foca 22km up the road. The drive was spectacular. ... read more

Brief history of Turkey

Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt...more history

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