It is the Bosphorus that separates Europe and Asia, transports Russian oil to Western Europe and the US, provides fish for the hungry, and calm in an increasingly congested metropolis.
Antakya's attraction is in its history as Antioch, one of the world's great ancient cities rivaling Athens and Alexandria.
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Home of ferry chimneys in Cappadocia..
A residential neighborhood in western Istanbul, best known as home to the Kariye Müzesi, a Byzantine church full of well-preserved mosaics and frescoes.
A vibrant, eclectic neighborhood across the Golden Horn from Old Istanbul.
Though not as famous as the Blue Mosque or Aya Sofya, the Süleymaniye Mosque surpasses them in beauty.
A dab of culture amid the discos, the fortification once known as the the Castle of St.
Occupied by Byzantines, Genoans, and Ottomans, the remains of Yoros Castle are just a short--but steep--hike above Anadolu Kavağı, a Turkish village on the Bosphorus, just north of Istanbul.
Ankara is the capital of Turkey.