Turkey is a rather new country and was established first after the First World War in 1923. But its predecessor – the Ottoman Empire – had at that time been part in forming European history for centuries.
Turkey’s largest city is Istanbul, located at the border between Europe and Asia and by many considered to be the Gateway to Asia. It’s a city with many names in the past – Byzantium, Constantinople, and Miklagård to mention a few. It is also Istanbul that we visited in 2015.
Visited: 2015
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Anadolu Kavağı is a neighbourhood in the Beykoz district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is a small, historic fishing village located on the Asian shore of the Bosphorus, near its northern end where the strait meets the Black Sea. With a population of around 1,500 inhabitants, the village is known for its charming, traditional atmosphere, its…
Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, and it serves as the country’s primary economic, cultural, and historic hub. The city straddles the Bosphorus Strait, which separates the continents of Europe and Asia, making it a transcontinental metropolis. With a population of over 15 million inhabitants, Istanbul is one of the most populous cities in…