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| Turkey |
Istanbul |
Istanbul from the Galata Bridge with the Yeni Cami Mosque. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul |
Fishing on Galata Bridge in Istanbul. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul |
Galata Bridge has two levels. The lower level has many fish restaurants. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul |
The Blue Mosque has six minarets and was built in 1616. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul |
The Blue Mosque built by Sultan Ahmed I. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul |
Turkish dancer in Istanbul. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul |
Celebrating the Persian New Year in Istanbul. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul |
Boys celebrating Nau Ruz, the Persian New Year. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul |
A pair of dancers in costume. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul |
The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul |
Aghia Sofia, built in 548 as a Byzantine church and converted into a mosque in 1453. (Istanbul) |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul |
The domes and walls of Aghia Sophia, built by Emperor Justinian. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul |
The walls of Aghia Sophia in Istanbul. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul |
Aghia Sophia was a cathedral that was converted into a mosque then a museum. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul |
Aghia Sophia had the largest dome of any church until St Peter's in the Vatican was built. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul |
The Byzantine mosaics inside Aghia Sophia were once covered with whitewash. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul |
The Basilica Cistern is a 6th century underground Byzantine structure with 336 columns. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul |
Head of the Medusa at the base of a column in the Basilica Cistern. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul
Grand Palace Museum |
6th century Byzantine pavement at the Grand Palace Museum in Istanbul. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul
Grand Palace Museum |
Hunting scene on a 6th century Byzantine pavement at the Grand Palace Museum. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul |
The Palace of Ibrahim Pasha, dating from 1524. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul |
Dried fruit and nuts in the Spice Bazaar. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul
Topkapi Palace |
The Imperial Gate is the entrance to the Topkapi Palace. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul
Topkapi Palace |
The Byzantine St Irene Church (540 AD) inside the grounds of the Topkapi Palace. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul
Topkapi Palace |
The Topkapi Palace in Istanbul was the home of the Ottoman sultans up to 1839. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul
Topkapi Palace |
The signature of Suleyman the Magnificent on the Middle Gate of Topkapi Palace. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul
Topkapi Palace |
The Library in the Topkapi Palace dates from 1718. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul
Topkapi Palace |
The Sultan's quarters in the Harem section of the Topkapi Palace. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul
Topkapi Palace |
Stained glass windows in the room of the Crown Prince in the Topkapi Palace. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul
Topkapi Palace |
One of the rooms in the Topkapi Palace. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul
Topkapi Palace |
The Concubines' Courtyard. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul
Topkapi Palace |
Beautiful Iznik tiles in the Concubines' Quarters of the Topkapi Palace. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul
Topkapi Palace |
The Tower of Justice in the Topkapi Palace. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul
Topkapi Palace |
The royal kitchens in Topkapi Palace. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul
Topkapi Palace |
The Imperial Council Chamber in the Topkapi Palace. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul
Topkapi Palace |
Yuan Dynasty plate from China in the Topkapi Palace. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul
Topkapi Palace |
Ewers from the museum in the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul |
View of the Bosphorus that separates Europe from Asia. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul |
The tomb of Eyip, a friend of Muhammad killed in 678 AD. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul
Archeological Museum |
Lion made of tiles from Babylon (Archeological Museum). |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul
Archeological Museum |
Akkadian statue of a governor dating from around 2100 BC in the Archeological Museum of Istanbul. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul
Archeological Museum |
Hittite releif in the Archeological Museum. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul
Archeological Museum |
The Sarcophagos of the Mourning Women is Lycian and dates from 5th century BC (Archeological Museum, Istanbul). |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul
Archeological Museum |
A plate from Iznik in the Archeological Museum. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul |
The Tiled Kiosk (1472) is the oldest non-religious building in Istanbul. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul |
The entrance to the Tiled Kiosk. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul |
Tiles over the entrance to the Tiled Kiosk. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul |
The great walls of Constantinople. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul |
The walls of Constantinople along the Bosphorus near Istanbul. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul |
Mosaics dating from 1320 in the Kariye Mosque, built as a church in 413. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul |
Views along the Golden Horne. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul |
The Golden Horne is one of the two great waterways in Istanbul. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul |
Island on the Sea of Marmaris. |
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| Turkey |
Iznik |
The city gates of Iznik were built by the Romans in 123 AD. |
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| Turkey |
Iznik |
A 1388 building in Iznik once used for feeding the poor. |
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| Turkey |
Iznik |
Sancta Sophia is a 6th century church in Iznik, the ancient Nicaea. |
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| Turkey |
Iznik |
Street scene in Iznik. |
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| Turkey |
Iznik |
The Yesil Mosque dates from 1492. |
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| Turkey |
Iznik |
Boat and reeds on Iznik Lake. |
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| Turkey |
Iznik |
Birdlife on Iznik Lake. |
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| Turkey |
Iznik |
Shoreline of Iznik Lake. |
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| Turkey |
Bursa |
View over Bursa, the first Ottoman capital. |
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| Turkey |
Bursa |
Bursa is on the slopes of Mount Uludag. |
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| Turkey |
Bursa |
The decorated gateway of the Yesil Mosque built in 1424. |
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| Turkey |
Bursa |
The Green Tomb in Bursa (1421) is the tomb of Mehmed I. |
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| Turkey |
Bursa |
Beautiful tile work in the Green Tomb in Bursa. |
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| Turkey |
Bursa |
The tomb of Orhan and Osman, founders of the Ottoman Empire. |
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| Turkey |
Bursa |
A theological school in Bursa. |
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| Turkey |
Bursa |
The Muradiye Mosque in Bursa dates from 1462. Many Ottoman princes are buried within its grounds. |
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| Turkey |
Bursa
Uludag |
The slopes of the 2543m high Mount Uludag near Bursa. |
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| Turkey |
Bursa
Uludag |
Forests on Mount Uludag, a region famous for its hot springs. |
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| Turkey |
Canakkale |
The fort at Canakkale was bombed during World War I by France and Britain. |
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| Turkey |
Canakkale |
The 15th century walls and fort at Canakkale, at the narrowest point of the Dardanelles. |
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| Turkey |
Galipoli |
Western European cemetary at Galipoli, scene of a World War I battle. |
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| Turkey |
Galipoli |
Anzac Cove at Galipoli is named after the Australian and New Zealand troops who fought here in 1916. |
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| Turkey |
Galipoli |
Turkish war memorial in Galipoli. |
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| Turkey |
Galipoli |
Poppies in the fields of Galipoli. |
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| Turkey |
Troy |
The ruins of Troy which was destroyed c 1200 BC. |
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| Turkey |
Troy |
Troy was a Hittite port until sacked by the Greeks. |
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| Turkey |
Troy |
The walls of Troy date from the time of the Trojan-Greek war. |
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| Turkey |
Troy |
Structures in Troy dating from 2100 BC. |
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| Turkey |
Troy |
The plains of Troy where Greeks set up camp during the siege of the city. |
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| Turkey |
Troy |
A wooden horse, symbol of Troy. |
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| Turkey |
Bergama |
The Red Basilica in Bergama was built in the 1st century as an Egyptian temple to the god, Serapis. It later became a Byzantine church then an Ottoman mosque. |
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| Turkey |
Bergama
Pergamum |
The Acropolis of Pergamum dates from 170 BC. |
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| Turkey |
Bergama
Pergamum |
The walls of Pergamum. |
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| Turkey |
Bergama
Pergamum |
The library at Pergamum was the second largest in the ancient world. Parchiament (a word derived from the city's name) was invented here. |
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| Turkey |
Bergama
Pergamum |
The ancient city of Pergamum was once visted by Roman general, Mark Anthony. |
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| Turkey |
Bergama
Pergamum |
The theatre at Pergamum is built on a steep hillside. |
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| Turkey |
Bergama
Pergamum |
The site of the Altar of Zeus in Pergamum. The structure itself is in the Pergamum Museum in Berlin. |
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| Turkey |
Bergama
Asclepion |
The medical library built by Galen (c150 BC) at Asclepion, once the world's best medical centre. |
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| Turkey |
Izmir |
The centre of Izmir. |
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| Turkey |
Izmir |
The port at Izmir, the ancient Smyrna (birthplace of Homer). |
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| Turkey |
Izmir |
Fruit shop in the coastal city of Izmir. |
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| Turkey |
Izmir |
Making fresh bread in Izmir. |
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| Turkey |
Sardis |
The ruins of Sardis, the 6th century BC capital of Lydia. |
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| Turkey |
Sardis |
Byzantine shops in Sardis.
Sardis was home to King Croesus (6th century BC) under whom coinage was invented. |
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| Turkey |
Selcuk |
The 4th century St John's Cathedral in Selcuk. |
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| Turkey |
Selcuk |
The Ottoman castle dominates Selcuk. |
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| Turkey |
Selcuk |
The Isa Bey Mosque (1307) in Selcuk. |
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were added from April 2010.