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  2. Istanbul - Wikipedia

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    765.5 ha (1,892 acres) Istanbul[b] is the largest city in Turkey, straddling the Bosporus Strait, the boundary between Europe and Asia. It is considered the country's economic, cultural and historic capital. The city has a population of over 15 million residents, comprising 19% of the population of Turkey, [3] and is the most populous city in ...

  3. Bosporus - Wikipedia

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    Bosporus. A map depicting the locations of the Turkish Straits, with the Bosporus in red, and the Dardanelles in yellow. The territory of Turkey is highlighted in green. Close-up satellite image of the Bosporus Strait, taken from the International Space Station in April 2004. The body of water at the top is the Black Sea, the one at the bottom ...

  4. Outline of Istanbul - Wikipedia

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    Timeline of Istanbul. Prehistory and origin of Istanbul. Byzantium. The history of the city proper begins when Greek settlers from Megara establish Byzantium on the European side of the Bosphorus (660 BC) Byzantium officially becomes a part of the Roman Empire (73 AD) Emperor Constantine I presents a representation of the city of Constantinople.

  5. Geography of Turkey - Wikipedia

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    Geography of Turkey. The Anatolian side of Turkey is the largest portion in the country [1] that bridges southeastern Europe and west Asia. East Thrace, the European portion of Turkey comprises 3% [2] of the landmass but over 15% [2] of the population. East Thrace is separated from Asia Minor, the Asian portion of Turkey, by the Bosporus, the ...

  6. Marmara region - Wikipedia

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    Marmara region. The Marmara region (Turkish: Marmara Bölgesi) is a geographical region of Turkey. Located in East Thrace, it is bordered by Greece and the Aegean Sea to the west, Bulgaria and the Black Sea to the north, the Black Sea Region to the east, and the Aegean Region to the south. At the center of the region is the Sea of Marmara ...

  7. Topkapı Palace - Wikipedia

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    Topkapı Palace. Bağdat Köşkü, or Kiosk of Baghdad, located in Topkapı Palace, It was built during the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent. The Topkapı Palace (Turkish: Topkapı Sarayı; [2] Ottoman Turkish: طوپقپو سرايى, romanized: ṭopḳapu sarāyı, lit. 'Cannon Gate Palace'), [3] or the Seraglio, [4] is a large museum and ...

  8. Taksim Square - Wikipedia

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    Taksim Square. Taksim Square (Turkish: Taksim Meydanı, IPA: [ˈtaksim ˈmejdanɯ]), situated in Beyoğlu in the European part of Istanbul, Turkey, is a major tourist and leisure district famed for its restaurants, shops, and hotels. It is considered the heart of modern Istanbul, with the central station of the Istanbul Metro network.

  9. Seven hills of Istanbul - Wikipedia

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    VII th. The seventh hill, known in Byzantine times as the Xērolophos (Greek: ξηρόλοφος), or "dry hill," it extends from Aksaray to the Theodosian Walls and the Marmara. It is a broad hill with three summits producing a triangle with apices at Topkapı, Aksaray, and Yedikule. It was divided from the rest of the city by the Lycus creek.

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