Turkey

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Mardin, Turkey

Mardin is a city and seat of the Artuklu District of Mardin Province in Turkey. It is known for the Artuqid architecture of its old city,

Sent by Nasuh from Istanbul

Birds Eye View

Bosphorus Bridge, Istanbul, Turkey

Sent by Hilla on 29 Jul, 1988 from Istanbul

Sault St. Marie International Bridge, Michigan USA. and Ontario Canada

Sent by Sue on 2 Oct, 2014 from Michigan

Pigadia, Karpathos island, Greece

My travels 2019

Puerto de las Nieves, Agaete, Gran Canaria, Canaru Islands, Spain, 1975

Green Gable, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Green Gable House and surrounding lands set the scene for the fictional novel Anne od Green Gables, by Canadian celebrated author and local islander Lucy Maud Montgomery.

Sent by Emma on 4 Nov, 2022 from Coleman, Prince Edward Island, Canada  

Port of Barcelona, Spain 

Sent by Felipe on 25 Dec, 2022 from Meaño, Spain 

The Port of Barcelona is one of Europe's major ports in the Mediterranean. It is also Spain's third and Europe's ninth largest container port.

National Symbols

 

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The "Feather Dance". Santa Ana de Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico

 Received on 30 Jan, 2020

Sent by Brandon, (San Francisco, U.S-A)

The Statue of Liberty, National monument,  Liberty Island
Manhattan, New York City,  U.S.A.

Sent by my friends on their trip to New York, 2000

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 Coat of arms of the Ottoman Empire

Received on 3 Jun, 2013

Sent by Ibrahim ( Istanbul, Turkey)

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Acropolis, Athens, Greece

UNESCO World Heritage

Received on 22 Jun, 2021

Sent by Olya ( Cherkasy, Ukraine) 

Mail today

Received on 30 Jan, 2020 

Part 1.

Lisbon, Portugal

Sent by Arminda in Lisbon 

Doors of Brandenburg an der Havel

Sent by Burkhard in Brandenburg, Germany

Merry Christmas from Lithuania

Sent by Aurelija in Kretinga, Lithuania

Sent by Gabriela in Istanbul, Turkey

Churches

 Gülşehir Karşı (St. Jean Church), Cappadocia, Turkey

Sent by Harun in Istanbul

  on 4 Jan, 2014

travel time 74 days

distance travelled 2,446 km

The Naval Cathedral of Saint Nicholas, details, Kronstadt, Russia

The Naval cathedral of Saint Nicholas in Kronstadt  is a Russian Orthodox cathedral built in 1903–1913 as the main church of the Russian Navy and dedicated to all fallen seamen. The cathedral was closed in 1929, was converted to a cinema, a House of Officers (1939) and a museum of the Navy (1980). The Russian Orthodox Church reinstalled the cross on the main dome in 2002 and served the first Divine Liturgy in the cathedral in 2005. In 2013, the Patriarch of Russia, with Prime Minister Dmitriy Medvedev and his spouse attending, conducted the ceremony of grand reconsecration in the now fully restored cathedral.

Direct swap sent By Nikolay in Kronstadt

Church of St. Sebastian in Wieliczka, Poland

St. Sebastian’s Church in Wieliczka was built in 1581 using larch wood, and then rebuilt in the C18th. 

Sent by Monika in Czestochowa

on 2 Dec, 2014

travel time 13 days

distance travelled 1,329 km

Significant people

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (1881-1938)

1st President of Turkey and founder of modern Turkey. 

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was an army officer who founded an independent Republic of Turkey out of the ruins of the Ottoman Empire. He then served as Turkey’s first president from 1923 until his death in 1938, implementing reforms that rapidly secularized and westernized the country. Under his leadership, the role of Islam in public life shrank drastically, European-style law codes came into being, the office of the sultan was abolished and new language and dress requirements were mandated. 

Sent by Sena in Ankara, Turkey

on 21 Sep, 2017

travel time 18 days

distance travelled 2,633 km

President Dwight D Eisenhower meets Chiang Kai Shek during his visit to Taiwan in 1960.

Sent by Irene in Keelung, Taiwan
on 26 Jul, 2019
travel time 26 days
distance travelled 8,020 km

Memorial Flat of Father John of Kronstadt

Father John of Kronstadt ( Ivan Ilyich Sergiyev)  1829–1909,  was a Russian Orthodox archpriest and a member of the Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church.  John is a saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church and, as such, is known with the epithet "Righteous".

Sent by Nikolay in Kronstadt, Russia

 on 19 May, 2016

travel time 15 days

distance travelled 510 km

Yuri Gagarin smiling with peace dove

Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin (1934 – 1968) was a Soviet Air Forces pilot and cosmonaut who became the first human to journey into outer space, achieving a major milestone in the Space Race; his capsule Vostok 1 completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961. Gagarin became an international celebrity and was awarded many medals and titles, including Hero of the Soviet Union, his nation's highest honour.

Sent by Olya in Krasnoarmeyskaya, Russia

 on 12 Sep, 2014

travel time 20 days

distance travelled 2,156 km

Big Cities

Famous buildings and bridges

Sent by my niece

Stockholm views

Sent by Solan in Stockholm, Sweden

on 9 Aug, 2018

travel time 8 days

distance travelled 428 km

Istanbul Mosques

Sent by Gökhan in Duisburg, Germany

on 24 Sep, 2015

travel time 5 days

distance travelled 1,544 km

Turkey

 Canakkale, Turkey

The Trojan horse that appeared in the Brad Pitt movie Troy, now in the town of Çanakkale.

Sent by Elif in Darica

sent on 2 Oct, 2016

travel time 45 days

Çengelköy, Kuleli Military High School, Istanbul, Turkey 

sent by Idil in Istanbul

sent on 14 Jun, 2016

travel time 21 days

Temple of Hadrian is one of the best preserved and most beautiful structures on Curetes Street in Ephesus. It was built before 138 A.D by P. Quintilius and was dedicated to the Emperor Hadrian, who came to visit the city from Athens in 128 A.D

Sent by Sibel in Istanbul

sent on 8 Sep, 2017

travel time 31 days

Turkey

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travel time 24 days

distance travelled 2,453 km

sent by Doga in Istanbul

Statues

King Mycerinus (Mykerinos, Menakaure) between Goddess Hathor and the Goddess of a Province, Egypt.The statue was found in the valley temple of Mycerinus at Giza. 

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travel time 45 days

distance travelled 3,693 km

sent by Rouwaida from Cairo 

Menkaure was an ancient Egyptian king (pharaoh) of the 4th dynasty during the Old Kingdomis , also well known under his Hellenized name Mykerinos.  Menkaure became famous for his tomb, the Pyramid of Menkaure, at Giza and his beautiful statue triads, showing the king together with his wives Rekhetre and Khamerernebty

  

Reliquary Bust of Saint Mabille. 14th. century, Musee Of Cluny. Paris

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travel time 9 days

distance travelled 1,951 km.

sent by Thierry from Paris

Statue of Hittite King Suppiluliuma  II, Hatay

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New Hatay Archeology Museum, Turkey

sent by Erdem Deniz from Antalya

Suppiluliuma II was the last known king of the New Kingdom of the Hittite Empire, ruling c. 1207–1178 BC.  The statue was found in 2011 excavation in Tell Tayinat. Dr. Harrison who is head of the excavation said the statue was probably damaged and buried during an Assyrian invasion of Suppiluliuma’s kingdom in 858 B.C. Tell Tayinat, a large low-lying mound, is located 35 kilometres east of Antakya,  along the Antakya-Aleppo road.

Map Monday

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travel time 25 days

distance travelled 489 km

sent by Sasha, Russia

Antalya is the eighth-most populous city in Turkey and the capital of its eponymous province. Located on Anatolia's southwest coast bordered by the Taurus Mountains, Antalya is the largest Turkish city on the Mediterranean coast with over one million people in its metropolitan area.

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Northumberland, Great Britain

travel time 8 days

distance travelled 1,579 km

sent by Stuart,  Whitley Bay, Northumberland

Northumberland is a county in North East England, the northernmost county of England.

Church interiors

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General interior  view of  Bulgarian St. Stephen Church, 

Istanbul, Turkey

travel time 14 days

distance travelled 2,453 km

sent by Nilhor, Istanbul, Turkey

Bulgarian St Stephen Church, also known as the Bulgarian Iron Church, is a Bulgarian Orthodox church in Balat, Istanbul, Turkey. It is famous for being made of prefabricated cast iron elements in the neo-Gothic style.

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The Cathedral of St. Patrick, New York

 travel time 16 days

distance travelled 6,297 km

sent by Annie, Bridgeport, Connecticut

The Cathedral of St. Patrick (commonly called St. Patrick's Cathedral) is a decorated Neo-Gothic-style Roman Catholic cathedral church in the United States and a prominent landmark of New York City.

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The painting of Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Mercy
  Chapel of the Gates of Dawn,
Vilnius, Lithuania
travel time 6 days
distance travelled 849 km
sent by Jūratė, Lithuania

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St. Paul Catholic Church, Gävle, Sweden

travel time 3 days
distance travelled 248 km
sent by Maria,  Turku, Finland

Tourist Attractions in Turkey

This card with beautiful stamps comes from Elcin in Konya, Turkey.

Distance: 2,749 km

Travel time: 18 days

 Alanya is famed for its harbour, dockyards from Seljuk times, Red Tower, blue flag beaches, full range of accommodation with plenty of good shops and restaurants, together with lively nightlife.

From my friend on her vacation to Alanya.

Antalya is known as the paradise on earth, the pearl of the Mediterranean, and the Turkish Riviera. Antalya offers numerous archaeological cities, waterfalls, caves, endless beaches and world class golf clubs.

From Tanya in Mahmutlar, Turkey

Distance: 2,973 km

Travel time: 31 days

The ancient port city of Kusadasi presents a perfect blend of sea, sun and the unspoilt beauty of nature. The outcome is a holiday destination that promises an unforgettable experience.

 From me to me :) on my way to Ephesus.  

Istanbul

 Ortakoy mosque and Bosphorus bridge

Came from Ainu in Jakarta, Indonesia

Distance: 10,369 km

Travel time: 63 days

Ortaköy Mosque, officially the Büyük Mecidiye Camii (Grand Imperial Mosque of Sultan Abdülmecid) in Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Turkey, is situated at the waterside of the Ortaköy pier square, one of the most popular locations on the Bosphorus.

Bosporinsalmi  on Istanbulissa Turkissa sijaitseva kapea salmi, joka erottaa Euroopan ja Aasian maanosat. Salmi yhdistää Mustanmeren ja Marmaranmeren. Vuonna 1973 valmistunut Bosporin silta on toinen kahdesta Euroopan Aasiaan yhdistävästä sillasta. Silta on 1,8 kilometriä pitkä ja sen korkeus merenpinnasta on 64 metriä.

Sultanahmet Mosque - Blue Mosque

Came fromAlexis, Canada

Distance: 6,477 km

Travel time: 13 days

The Sultan Ahmed Mosque or Sultan Ahmet Mosque is a historic mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. The mosque is popularly known as the Blue Mosque for the blue tiles adorning the walls of its interior.

It was built from 1609 to 1616, during the rule of Ahmed I. Its Külliye contains a tomb of the founder, a madrasah and a hospice. The Sultan Ahmed Mosque is still popularly used as a mosque.

Sulttaani Ahmedin moskeija, Sininen moskeija on moskeija Istanbulissa. Se on Turkin kansallismoskeija ja yksi niistä moskeijoista, joista käytetään nimitystä Sininen moskeija, sillä niiden sisusta on verhoiltu sinisillä laatoilla. Se on rakennettu vuosina 1609–1616 Ahmed I:n valtakaudella Jumalan lepyttämiseksi kehnon sotaonnen jälkeen. Kuten moskeijoissa usein, sielläkin on sen perustajan hauta, koraanikoulu eli madrassa ja vierasmaja. Sulttaani Ahmedin moskeija on Istanbulin merkittävimpiä nähtävyyksiä. Wikipedia

Ephesus, Turkey

Turkey, Ephesus, Fountain of Trajan

 Upper row: 

The Polio Fountain,

 The House of Virgin Mary, 

 The Temples of Dea Roma and Divus Julius Caesar (Temenos)

Lower row: 

The Prytaneion , 

Theatre, 

Curetes Street

From my vacation to Turkey and Ephesus