(DIR) Return Create A Forum - Home --------------------------------------------------------- Turkish Series For English Speakers (HTM) https://turkishshows.createaforum.com --------------------------------------------------------- ***************************************************** (DIR) Return to: Travel In Turkey ***************************************************** #Post#: 512224-------------------------------------------------- Marmara By: Angel/Poyraz Date: November 3, 2014, 6:49 pm --------------------------------------------------------- Marmara (???) img height=\"228\" src=\" (HTM) http://www.allaboutturkey.com/newgraphics/marmara-1100.gif\"<br />width=\"329\" alt=\"marmara-1100.gif\"> (???) div style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;\"> (???) ul><li>Provinces: (???) ul><li><a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: title=\"Bal?kesir Province\" rel=\"external nofollow\">Bal?kesir Province</a> (???) /li><li><a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: title=\"Bilecik Province\" rel=\"external nofollow\">Bilecik Province</a></li> (???) li><a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: title=\"Bursa Province\" rel=\"external nofollow\">Bursa Province</a></li> (???) li><a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: title=\"Çanakkale Province\" rel=\"external nofollow\">Çanakkale Province</a></li> (???) li><a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: title=\"Edirne Province\" rel=\"external nofollow\">Edirne Province</a></li> (???) li><a class=\"\" href=\"%22 (HTM) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%B0stanbul_Province%22\"<br />title=\"?stanbul Province\" rel=\"external nofollow\">?stanbul Province</a></li> (???) li><a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: title=\"K?rklareli Province\" rel=\"external nofollow\">K?rklareli Province</a></li> (???) li><a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: title=\"Kocaeli Province\" rel=\"external nofollow\">Kocaeli Province</a></li> (???) li><a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: title=\"Sakarya Province\" rel=\"external nofollow\">Sakarya Province</a></li> (???) li><a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: title=\"Tekirda? Province\" rel=\"external nofollow\">Tekirda? Province</a></li> (???) li><a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: title=\"Yalova Province\" rel=\"external nofollow\">Yalova Province</a></li> (???) /ul></li> (???) li> (???) ul><li><a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Iznik (Nicaea)</a> (???) /li><li><a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Thrace</a></li> (???) li><a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Troy</a></li> (???) li><a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Dardanelles</a></li> (???) li><a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Abydos</a></li> (???) li><a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Alexandria Troas</a></li> (???) /ul></li> (???) li>See also: (???) ul><li><a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Bithynia</a> (???) /li></ul></li> (???) /ul> (TN3) he Marmara Region occupies the northwest corner of the country and represents 8.5% of the total area of <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Turkey</a> with its 67.000 square kilometers of land. Being a point of juncture between Europe and Asia, this area has seen thousands of tribes and their<a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">civilizations</a> passing through, from one continent to the other. (???) s the core of this background, the famous city of <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Istanbul</a> stands, with all its magnificence, and signs from its far-reaching past. It has such a location that it constitutes not only a city of history, but also one of natural beauty beyond example. Extending on the two sides of the <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Bosphorus</a> bordered by green groves, it also possesses beautiful shores along the internal <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Marmara Sea</a>. Facing the city there exists small, pretty <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">islands</a>, adorning this big sea, lying in the middle of the region. The sea features the land in that the <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">climatic</a> characteristics of the <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Black Sea</a> influencing the north of it, is separated from the typical <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Mediterranean</a><a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">climate</a> prevailing in its south. Rainfall is high enough to facilitate growing a variety of fruits, while snowfall enlivens the winter<a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">holidays</a>. (???) ludag, one of the main peaks of <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Turkey</a>, is the most prominent <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">mountain</a> in this region, and one of the most popular <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">ski</a>-resorts with every kind of convenience provided. At the foot of Mount Uludag, \"Green\" <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Bursa</a> is located, with its dense forests covering the mountains and wide meadows, which give it its title. It is another center of historical importance, its rich past being kept alive in its <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">mosques</a> and <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">tombs</a> of wonderful <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">architectural design</a>. Ancient <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Iznik</a> (Nicea) is the same, as is the charming city of <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Edirne</a>which is on <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Thrace</a>, the European side of <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Turkey</a>. (TN3) here aren\'t much altitudes in Marmara region so low altitude valleys and plateaus occupy a great percentage of the area. There are some important <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">rivers</a> and <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">lakes</a> within the region. Bordering Greece and Bulgaria, the land in <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Thrace</a> is covered by wide fields of sunflowers and vineyards, while olive groves are found extending all over the region, like the <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">gardens</a> in <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Balikesir</a> on the<a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Anatolian</a> side. Amongst <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">agricultural</a> products growing in the region we can count wheat, sunflower, corn, sugar beads, rice, olives and vineyards. About 73% of sunflower production and 30% of corn production of <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Turkey</a> comes from Marmara region. In the same district there is a special spot nearby a broad <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">lake</a>: the <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">National Park</a> of \"Kus Cenneti\" (Bird Paradise) which is a bird sanctuary sheltering birds of over two hundred species. (???) ecause of its close location to Europe, being on the Trans-European motorway (TEM), existence of <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Bosphorus</a> and <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Dardanelles</a>Straits as a passage from <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Black Sea</a> to <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Aegean Sea</a>, ports on the <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Black Sea</a> and <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Aegean Seas</a>, and many other advantageous factors make this region heavily advanced in industry, commerce, <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">tourism</a> and transportation. Main industrial establishments are on the <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Istanbul</a> - <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Bursa</a> - <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Kocaeli</a> triangle producing especially processed food, textile, cement, paper, petrochemical products, automotive, house furniture, leather and ship construction. (???) rovinces in this region: <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Istanbul</a>, <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Bursa</a>, <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Edirne</a>, <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Kocaeli</a>, <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Balikesir</a>, <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Kirklareli</a>, <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Tekirdag</a>, <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Canakkale</a>, <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Bilecik</a>, <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Sakarya</a>, <a data-ipb=\"nomediaparse\" href=\"\" http: rel=\"external nofollow\">Yalova</a>. 11 cities. *****************************************************