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Civilization In A Bottle

Planning to open Izmir’s first private Archaeological Museum in four old buildings currently undergoing restoration in the city’s Alsancak district, collector Yavuz Tatış is current caught up in a flurry of activity. Tatış shared his rare bottle collection for the first time with SkyLife. Let us take a closer look at these lovely artifacts.

The story of glass goes back 1500 years when this gift of nature as

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Miracle in Divriği: The Heavenly Portal

It is worth having a close look at Divriği Great Mosque and Hospital, the only Turkish handiwork included in UNESCO’s five hundred architectural masterpieces of the world.

The unique stone-carved ornaments seen on the two great portals (the kiblah or the northern entrance of the mosque, and the hospital gate) are the features that determine the universal artistic status of the mosque and hospital. The three

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Walls

Istanbul City Walls, totalling to 22 km, are over three separate regions. Marmara Walls on the Marmara Sea coastline and Haliç Walls along the Haliç (Golden Horn) coast line and the Land Walls a larger portion of which falls within the Zeytinburnu District.

The 5420 meters long Land Walls with its 123 towers begin from the Mermer (Marble) Tower on th seaside proceed towards Haliç (Golden

bosphorus-cruise

The Bosphorus Strait defines Istanbul. The main street of modern trade and boundary between continents, this narrow waterway is today lined by small fishing villages that are increasingly being absorbed into an exploding metropolis. During this full-day cruise up the Bosphorus, we will explore the geography of this urban waterway and some of the hidden architectural and cultural treasures that lie along it.

A full-day excursion on the Straits

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These lovely resorts with magnificent sea, wonderful nature and historical beauties present various alternatives to those who desire to have enjoyable daily trips or relax at the weekends.

 Take a fish feast in [209 Anadolu Kavağı] and taste lokma afterwards.

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The seas and the lands created, with a great harmony, the geography of Istanbul like a work in lace, which divides naturally into four regions: the old town and Galata on the opposite shores of the Golden Horn, and the two sides of the Bosphorus. What used to be small individual villages on the Bosphorus are now united to form a whole. The inhabited areas stretching along the shores of the Mar

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Bird houses are man’s humble offering to his winged, feathered friends, and one of the oldest and most important expressions of the love of and compassion for animals. The history of houses built for birds like sparrows, finches and swallows goes back a long way. Some of these tiny dwellings, whose numbers proliferated in parallel with the development of classical Ottoman architecture in the 15th century, indicate that they were being built, albeit on a smaller s

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The examples of Turkish architecture can be found all across the vast Ottoman Empire covering the time span of over 600 years. The extent of this architectural heritage has be

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Our knowledge about Turkish Gardens before the Ottoman conquest of Istanbul in 1453 is not much, besides Seljuk garden experiences. The Ottomans continued working on the gardens, farms and vineyards that they have found in the capital and on the conquared lands in the Byzantines by adding their cultural knowledge, tastes, experiences and habits.

When creating their gardens, the Ottomans sought practical solutions that would suit the topo

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At the beginning of the 20th century there were some 1,600 fountains in Istanbul and 100 years later there were only 400. Once their function was gone, neglect set in

At the head of a street in Cihangir is a small fountain. For years it was a decrepit, rundown, vine-clad ruin. Then one day there was a ribbon around it and workers busy cleaning it. Today it has returned to its original state although no water flows from it.

It has a

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The friendship between Turkey and Japan dates back to the visit of Ertugrul Frigate in Japan and the disaster afterwards. The courage and fidelity that the ancestors of the two nations displayed under difficult circumstances without expecting any return was the basis of relations between the two countries in all fields, especially in political, economic, cultural fields, have developed thanks to our ancestors and the mutual interaction established between the people of th

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Actions to avoid in Turkey

Refrain from posing in front of statues of Mustafa Kemal, also known as Atatürk (Father Turk), or defacing currency with his picture. He is considered the founding father of modern Turkey and statues of him are everywhere; there are laws against defaming or insulting him.

Refrain from visiting mosques (especially the ones which are not museums) with shorts, short sleeves and mini skirts. It is accustomed to cover your body when you enter the place of God (mosques in Islam).

Greeting people

Handshakes are customary when greeting or being introduced to Turkish men. Some Turkish Muslim women are not usual

eber-lake

Tinged with shades of blue and green, Burdur’s Lake Eber is hidden away in a quiet corner of Anatolia, full of birds, reeds, flowers, and tiny islands.

Anatolia is a land dotted with lakes all over, fed by countless streams and rivers that form a delicate blue fabric around the plains, mountains, and forests. Our people are naturally drawn to these lakes, whether they appear in a shade of green, or take on the deep blue of the sky above.

Home of the waterf

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Its laid back atmosphere goes back centuries. Since the time of Yunus Emre the city has found its voice in his verses. Soft, slow, from deep down inside, almost like the sound of silence. A lyrical city like a poem, an old city like its name, Eskişehir (‘oldcity’).

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Spice Bazaar: This covered market is an attractive L-shaped building to the southwest of the Yeni Cami. Its English name survives from the time when the market specialized in the sale of spices and herbs, as well as medicinal plants and drugs.

Boat Cruise on Bosphorus: The Bosphorus - the waterway between two continents - is beautiful at any time, day or night i

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The Yenikapi site, located in the Istanbul neighborhood of the same name, was first revealed in 2004 during the construction of a subterranean rail line and station for a new rail link between Europe and Asia. Archaeologists from the Istanbul Archaeological Museums quickly realized they were looking at the ancient harbor of Theodosius, one of Constantinople's trade harbors, built during the reign of Theodosius (AD 379-395). A major trade center

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The monastery on the road between Trabzon and Erzurum is also known as Virgin Mary Monastery. According to a legend the monastery was built in 412 AD upon request of Mary from Barnabas and his nephew to build a monastery. It is known that this monastery was enlarged during the reign of Emperor Justinianus. Although it is supposed that the name Sumela stems from the dark hues of the mountain valley , another opinion is that the word Sumela is an adjective used for Mary

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