Batman

Batman is a city in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey and the capital of Batman Province. It lies on a plateau, 540 meters above sea level, near the confluence of the Batman River and the Tigris. The Batı Raman oil field, which is the largest oil field in Turkey, is located just outside the […]

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Bayburt

Bayburt is a city in northeast Turkey lying on the Çoruh River and is the provincial capital of Bayburt Province. Bayburt was once an important center on the ancient Silk Road. It was visited by Marco Polo and Evliya Çelebi. Remains of its medieval castle still exist. There are several historical mosques, Turkish baths, and […]

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Balıkesir

Balıkesir (Turkish: [baˈlɯkesiɾ]) is a city and the capital city of Balıkesir Province. Balıkesir is in the Marmara region of Turkey and has a population of 331,788 inhabitants. Between 1341–1922, it was the capital of Karasi. History Close to modern Balıkesir was the Roman town of Hadrianutherae, founded, as its name commemorates, by the emperor […]

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Başakşehir

Başakşehir is one of the 39 second-level districts in Greater Istanbul, Turkey. The population of Başakşehir is 311,095 as of 2012. It is in the European part of Istanbul. Başakşehir is situated in the European portion (Rumeli) of İstanbul at 41°05′N 28°49′E. Sazlıdere Dam reservoir is to the northwest and Sea of Marmara is to […]

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Bayrampaşa

Bayrampaşa (pronounced [bajˈɾampaʃa]) is a suburban district of Istanbul, Turkey on the European side of the city.The people of Bayrampaşa are mainly Albanians and Bosniaks. The housing in Bayrampaşa is generally considered[by whom?] to be of poor quality,[opinion] with workshops and small factories even in the residential streets, while large areas of the district are […]

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Beşiktaş

Beşiktaş (pronounced [beshiktash]) is a district and municipality of Istanbul, Turkey, located on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait. It is bordered on the north by Sarıyer and Şişli, on the west by Kağıthane and Şişli, on the south by Beyoğlu, and on the east by the Bosphorus. Directly across the Bosphorus is the […]

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Bağcılar

Bağcılar is a working class suburban district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is located behind Bahçelievler on the Europe a side of the city, between the two major ring roads, the TEM and the E5. Sparsely populated countryside at the time of the founding of the Turkish republic, bağcılar means “vine growers” in Turkish and was […]

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Bahçelievler

Bahçelievler (meaning “houses with gardens” in Turkish) is a large middle class residential suburb of Istanbul, Turkey, on the European side of the city. It is accessible from the D.100 that runs from the Istanbul airport to the Asian side of the city, covers 5% of Istanbul’s land area and is home to over 570,000 […]

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Bakırköy

Bakırköy is a neighbourhood, municipality and district on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey. The quarter is densely populated, has a residential character and is inhabited by an upper middle class population. The municipality of Bakırköy is much larger than the quarter and also includes several other neighbourhoods, such as Yeşilköy, Yeşilyurt, Ataköy. Bakırköy lies […]

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Aydın

Aydın (Turkish:[ajdɯn] formerly named Güzelhisar), ancient Greek Tralles, is a city in and the seat of Aydın Province in Turkey’s Aegean Region. The city is located at the heart of the lower valley of Büyük Menderes River (ancient Meander River) at a commanding position for the region extending from the uplands of the valley down […]

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