Giresun

Giresun (pronounced [geˈɾasun]), formerly Cerasus (Ancient Greek: Κερασοῦς), is the provincial capital of Giresun Province in the Black Sea Region of northeastern Turkey, about 175 km (109 mi) west of the city of Trabzon. Geography The surrounding region has a rich agriculture, growing most of Turkey’s hazelnuts as well as walnuts, cherries, leather and timber, […]

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Erzurum

Erzurum is a city in eastern Anatolia (Asian Turkey). It is the largest city in and capital of Erzurum Province. It is situated 1900 meters (6233 feet) above sea level. Erzurum had a population of 361,235 in the 2000 census, increasing to 367,250 by 2010. The city’s population consists mostly of ethnic Turks, with a […]

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Eskişehir

Eskişehir (US: ascy shahir, Turkish: eski “old” and şehir “city”) is a city in northwestern Turkey and the capital of the Eskişehir Province. In the Byzantine era its name was Dorylaeum. The urban population of the city is 717,135 with a metropolitan population of 826,135.[1] The city is located on the banks of the Porsuk […]

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Gaziantep

Gaziantep (Turkish: [ɡaːziantep]), previously and still informally called Antep, is the capital of Gaziantep Province, in the western part of Turkey’s Southeastern Anatolia Region, some 185 kilometres east of Adana and 97 kilometres (60 mi) north of Aleppo, Syria. It is probably located on the site of ancient Antiochia ad Taurum, and is near ancient […]

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Esenler

Esenler is a district of Istanbul, Turkey, on its European side. Esenler is mainly densely packed, working class residential in the midst of its industrial neighbouring districts of Gaziosmanpaşa, Güngören and Bağcılar. In the Ottoman times this area, well outside the city walls, was the villages of Litros and Avas, populated by Greek farmers. During […]

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Esenyurt

Esenyurt (Turkish: [e’sen̪juɾt]) is a district of the Istanbul Province and is a part of the metropolitan municipality of Istanbul. Located in the European side of Istanbul, Esenyurt borders with Avcılar and Lake Küçükçekmece on the east, Büyükçekmece on the west, Başakşehir, Arnavutköy and TEM road on the north and Beylikdüzü and E-5 motorway on […]

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Eyüpsultan

Eyüp (pronounced [ˈejyp]) or Eyüpsultan is a municipality (belediye) and district of the city of İstanbul, Turkey. The district extends from the Golden Horn all the way to the shore of the Black Sea. Eyüp is also the name of a prominent neighborhood and former village in the district, located at the confluence of the […]

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Fatih

Fatih (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈfaːtih]), historically Constantinople, is the capital district of and a municipality (belediye) in Istanbul, Turkey, which hosts all the provincial authorities, including the governor’s office, police headquarters, metropolitan municipality and tax office, but not the courthouse; while encompassing the peninsula coinciding with old Constantinople. In 2009, the district of Eminönü, which had […]

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Düzce

Düzce is the capital city of Düzce Province is the eighty-first Province in Turkey.The population in 2009 was 125,240, an increase from 61,878 in 1990.It is situated on the Black Sea between the Capital Ankara and Istanbul. Overview Düzce is the eighty-first and the newest province of Turkey. It is situated on the Black Sea […]

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Çorum

Çorum (Turkish pronunciation: [choɾum]; Medieval Greek: Ευχάνεια, romanized: Euchaneia) is a northern Anatolian city that is the capital of the Çorum Province of Turkey. Çorum is located inland in the central Black Sea Region of Turkey, and is approximately 244 km (152 mi) from Ankara and 608 km (378 mi) from Istanbul. The city has […]

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