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delicious turkish drink. it is harder than ouzo. ouzo tastes a little sweet compared to raki. most popular one is "yeni raki" which means "new raki" in Turkish. it is like a tradition to drink it in turkish lands. like drinking tequila in mexico. it is called 'lion milk' in street talk, because of its hardness or its color is white. lets have raki-fish in bosphorus.
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| 2. | Caner Atilgan | ||
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The hang glider pilot who crossed the Bosphorus with a mosquito NRG in August 2006. Hezarfen Ahmet Celebi (Turkish: Hezarfen Ahmet Çelebi) (1609 – 1640), who lived in the 17th century in Istanbul in the Ottoman Empire, is believed to have been one of the first aviators to have succeeded in flying with artificial wings. Caner Atilgan is the second person who flew over Boshphorus after almost 370 years.
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| 3. | Istanbul | ||
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City on the Bosphorus in Turkey. Former capital of Roman, Byzantine, and Turkish empires. Has only had the name since the Turks took over in 1453 and its true name (330-1453) is Constantinople. Magnificent old churches and mosques (many of which used to be churches). You say Istanbul, I say Constantinople.
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| 4. | Hakan Sukur | ||
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The greatest living Turkish soccer player. Known as the Bull of the Bosphorus, he plays for Galatasaray of Istanbul. Hakan Sukur scored three goals
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| 5. | Byzantine | ||
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1: Byzantium, the eternal. The unchanging. The centre of the world. Empire that was born of Rome, surpassing even that ancient glory. For over 2000 years the heirs of the Caesars ruled from their capital on the Bosphorus. There were dark days of terror and despair, many lands were lost to foes, but in the end the triumph was their's. An empire that was lost, had been regained. A flame long snuffed out, was rekindled. A glory once tarnished, had been reborn. The Byzantine Empire was once known as the Later Roman Empire.
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| 6. | istanbul | ||
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A beautiful city in Turkey. Greeks don't like this name and prefer using "Constantinople", which is a latin name. On the other hand Turks hate it when Greeks do that and always use "istanbul" which actually comes from Greek term "eis ten polin" -in the city. istanbul, i will defeat you!
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| 7. | istanbul | ||
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The only place that "I feel home". Everybody wants to leave the known faces and known faces behind one day, and I can leave any face any place behind but Istanbul... it's my addiction.
And it's strange that people around the world is more likely to know the name of the city -Istanbul- more than the country Turkey. It is like knowing Chicago and thinking that it's a state rather than a city of the state Illinois. Yes, it used to be the capital of Turkey but back in the history it was shifted to Ankara which was a safer place geographically and strategically. Istanbul, the place to be!
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