Chris at the Turkish cats!!!

May 9th 2012
It is 286 nautical miles from Izmir, technically in Asia, and Istanbul, technically in Asia AND Europe. Our route took us north across the Aegean Sea to the Dardanelli straight. This 39 mile canal is only 4.5 miles at its widest and is as narrow as 0.7 miles. The canal joins the Aegean Sea with the Sea of Marmara which in the past has been the site of numerous wars. The fight for control of this s ... read more

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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... ... read more

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TP PROFILE Former TravelPod Member: chris-roisin Joined: February 12th, 2010From: lives in Widnes,United KingdomFavorite Book: She says anything by Jonathan Kellerman. He says "the World". And I'm half way through chapter 3 (see favourite quote!!)Favorite Movie: Some of his favourite movies are Pulp Fiction, the Bourne trilogy and the Godfather movies. Some of her favourite movies include Doctor Zhivago, True Lies and the Terminator moviesFavorite Music: She likes listening to Runrig, Saw Doctors and Ian McNabb and he listens to anything she has playing in the ca... full info

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