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Marmara |
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By: Angel/Poyraz Date: November 3, 2014, 6:49 pm |
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Marmara |
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ul><li>Provinces: |
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ul><li><a |
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data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: title=\"Bal?kesir |
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Province\" rel=\"external nofollow\">Bal?kesir |
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Province</a> |
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/li><li><a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" |
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http: title=\"Bilecik Province\" rel=\"external |
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nofollow\">Bilecik Province</a></li> |
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li><a |
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data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: title=\"Bursa |
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Province\" rel=\"external nofollow\">Bursa |
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Province</a></li> |
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li><a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" |
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http: title=\"�anakkale Province\" rel=\"external |
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nofollow\">�anakkale Province</a></li> |
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li><a |
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data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: title=\"Edirne |
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Province\" rel=\"external nofollow\">Edirne |
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Province</a></li> |
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li><a class=\"\" |
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href=\"%22 |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%B0stanbul_Province%22\"<br |
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/>title=\"?stanbul Province\" rel=\"external nofollow\">?stanbul |
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Province</a></li> |
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li><a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" |
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http: title=\"K?rklareli Province\" rel=\"external |
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nofollow\">K?rklareli Province</a></li> |
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li><a |
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data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: title=\"Kocaeli |
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Province\" rel=\"external nofollow\">Kocaeli |
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Province</a></li> |
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li><a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" |
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http: title=\"Sakarya Province\" rel=\"external |
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nofollow\">Sakarya Province</a></li> |
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li><a |
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data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: title=\"Tekirda? |
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Province\" rel=\"external nofollow\">Tekirda? |
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Province</a></li> |
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li><a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" |
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http: title=\"Yalova Province\" rel=\"external nofollow\">Yalova |
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Province</a></li> |
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/ul></li> |
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li> |
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ul><li><a |
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data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external |
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nofollow\">Iznik (Nicaea)</a> |
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/li><li><a |
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data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external |
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nofollow\">Thrace</a></li> |
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li><a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" |
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href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Troy</a></li> |
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li><a |
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data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external |
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nofollow\">Dardanelles</a></li> |
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li><a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" |
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href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Abydos</a></li> |
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li><a |
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data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external |
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nofollow\">Alexandria Troas</a></li> |
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/ul></li> |
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li>See |
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also: |
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ul><li><a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: |
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rel=\"external nofollow\">Bithynia</a> |
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/li></ul></li> |
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/ul> |
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he |
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Marmara Region occupies the northwest corner of the country and |
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represents 8.5% of the total area of�<a |
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data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external |
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nofollow\">Turkey</a>�with its 67.000 square kilometers of land. |
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Being a point of juncture between Europe and Asia, this area has |
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seen thousands of tribes and their<a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" |
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href=\"\" http: rel=\"external |
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nofollow\">civilizations</a>�passing through, from one continent |
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to the other. |
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s the core of this background, the famous city |
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of�<a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external |
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nofollow\">Istanbul</a>�stands, with all its magnificence, and |
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signs from its far-reaching past. It has such a location that it |
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constitutes not only a city of history, but also one of natural |
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beauty beyond example. Extending on the two sides of the�<a |
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data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external |
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nofollow\">Bosphorus</a>�bordered by green groves, it also |
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possesses beautiful shores along the internal�<a |
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data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external |
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nofollow\">Marmara Sea</a>. Facing the city there exists small, |
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pretty�<a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: |
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rel=\"external nofollow\">islands</a>, adorning this big sea, |
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lying in the middle of the region. The sea features the land in |
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that the�<a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: |
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rel=\"external nofollow\">climatic</a>�characteristics of the�<a |
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data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external |
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nofollow\">Black Sea</a>�influencing the north of it, is |
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separated from the typical�<a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" |
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href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Mediterranean</a><a |
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data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external |
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nofollow\">climate</a>�prevailing in its south. Rainfall is high |
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enough to facilitate growing a variety of fruits, while snowfall |
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enlivens the winter<a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: |
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rel=\"external nofollow\">holidays</a>. |
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ludag, one of the main |
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peaks of�<a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: |
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rel=\"external nofollow\">Turkey</a>, is the most prominent�<a |
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data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external |
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nofollow\">mountain</a>�in this region, and one of the most |
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popular�<a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: |
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rel=\"external nofollow\">ski</a>-resorts with every kind of |
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convenience provided. At the foot of Mount Uludag, \"Green\"�<a |
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data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external |
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nofollow\">Bursa</a>�is located, with its dense forests covering |
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the mountains and wide meadows, which give it its title. It is |
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another center of historical importance, its rich past being |
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kept alive in its�<a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: |
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rel=\"external nofollow\">mosques</a>�and�<a |
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data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external |
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nofollow\">tombs</a>�of wonderful�<a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" |
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href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">architectural |
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design</a>. Ancient�<a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: |
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rel=\"external nofollow\">Iznik</a>�(Nicea) is the same, as is |
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the charming city of�<a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" |
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http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Edirne</a>which is on�<a |
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data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external |
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nofollow\">Thrace</a>, the European side of�<a |
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data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external |
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nofollow\">Turkey</a>. |
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here aren\'t much altitudes in Marmara |
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region so low altitude valleys and plateaus occupy a great |
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percentage of the area. There are some important�<a |
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data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external |
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nofollow\">rivers</a>�and�<a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" |
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http: rel=\"external nofollow\">lakes</a>�within the region. |
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Bordering Greece and Bulgaria, the land in�<a |
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data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external |
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nofollow\">Thrace</a>�is covered by wide fields of sunflowers |
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and vineyards, while olive groves are found extending all over |
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the region, like the�<a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" |
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http: rel=\"external nofollow\">gardens</a>�in�<a |
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data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external |
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nofollow\">Balikesir</a>�on the<a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" |
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href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Anatolian</a>�side. |
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Amongst�<a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: |
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rel=\"external nofollow\">agricultural</a>�products growing in |
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the region we can count wheat, sunflower, corn, sugar beads, |
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rice, olives and vineyards. About 73% of sunflower production |
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and 30% of corn production of�<a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" |
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href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Turkey</a>�comes from |
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Marmara region. In the same district there is a special spot |
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nearby a broad�<a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: |
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rel=\"external nofollow\">lake</a>: the�<a |
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data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external |
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nofollow\">National Park</a>�of \"Kus Cenneti\" (Bird Paradise) |
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which is a bird sanctuary sheltering birds of over two hundred |
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species. |
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ecause of its close location to Europe, being on the |
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Trans-European motorway (TEM), existence of�<a |
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data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external |
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nofollow\">Bosphorus</a>�and�<a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" |
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href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Dardanelles</a>Straits |
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as a passage from�<a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: |
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rel=\"external nofollow\">Black Sea</a>�to�<a |
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data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external |
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nofollow\">Aegean Sea</a>, ports on the�<a |
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data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external |
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nofollow\">Black Sea</a>�and�<a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" |
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href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Aegean Seas</a>, and |
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many other advantageous factors make this region heavily |
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advanced in industry, commerce,�<a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" |
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href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">tourism</a>�and |
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transportation. Main industrial establishments are on the�<a |
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data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external |
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nofollow\">Istanbul</a>�-�<a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" |
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http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Bursa</a>�-�<a |
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data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external |
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nofollow\">Kocaeli</a>�triangle producing especially processed |
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food, textile, cement, paper, petrochemical products, |
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automotive, house furniture, leather and ship |
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construction. |
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rovinces in this region:�<a |
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data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external |
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nofollow\">Istanbul</a>,�<a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" |
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http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Bursa</a>,�<a |
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data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external |
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nofollow\">Edirne</a>,�<a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" |
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http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Kocaeli</a>,�<a |
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data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external |
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nofollow\">Balikesir</a>,�<a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" |
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http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Kirklareli</a>,�<a |
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data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external |
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nofollow\">Tekirdag</a>,�<a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" |
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http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Canakkale</a>,�<a |
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data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external |
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nofollow\">Bilecik</a>,�<a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" |
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http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Sakarya</a>,�<a |
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data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external |
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nofollow\">Yalova</a>. 11 cities. |
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