Bosphorus Cruise - Local Freighter

Bosphorus Cruise

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September 15th 2013
Geo: 41.0069, 28.9816Ferry day on the Bosphorous. There are several ways to take this trip. There are numerous private companies who are happy to take you but we did it the more local way using the regular ferry service. The trip is about 90 minutes each way with a 3 hour stop at one end at a small village which seems to have 2 functions - feed tourists and a seemingly large military presence. T ... read more

Middle East » Turkey

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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