The documentary → TASTE THE WASTE

The documentary → TASTE THE WASTE

ÇANAKKALE - TRUVA ( TROY ) - TURKEY

The city of Çanakkale lends its name to the straits that connect the sea of Marmara to the Aegean and whose shores touch both Europe and Asia . Passenger and car ferries run daily between Çanakkale on the Asian side and Eceabat and Kilitbahir on the European side . Colorful yachts on their way to and from the Marmara and Aegean seas make stopovers at the well equipped Çanakkale marina allowing tourists more time in this area . Hotels , restaurants and cafes along the promenade offer a place to enjoy the comings and goings of the harbour and views of Kilitbahir Fortress , in the distance , which is illuminated at night .


In 1451 Fatih Sultan Mehmet , who later conquered İstanbul built a fortress on the European side at Kilitbahir and one at Çimenlik on the Asia side , to control the passage of ships through the narrow ( 1200 metres ) straits . The Çimenlik Fortress today is used as a Military Museum im memory of the Çanakkale Battle of World War I.


To honour the soldiers who gave their lives at Gelibolu , in Çanakkale province , this peninsula is now a national park of remembrance . There are memorial monuments in surroundings of natural beauty .


Truva ( Troy ) - Homer in the liad immortalized Truva ( Troy ) , with the stories of King Priam , Hector , Paris and the beautiful Helen who were from this city . Archaeological digs have revealed nine separate periods of settlement , and various ruins of city walls , typical house foundations , a temple and a theatre . There is also a symbolic wooden Trojan horse .


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EFES ( EPHESUS )

A visit to Efhesus an important city of antiquity is one of the highlights of any visit to Turkey . The city which had many splendid buildings , was dedicated to the Goddess Artemis , whose temple was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World . The town of Selçuk , close by , is dominated by a Byzantine citadel close to which is the basilica of St.John built , in the 5th century , on the site of the tomb of the Apostle . Next to the basilica is the İsa Bey Mosque with its typical Selçuk portal . The Archaeological Museum should not be missed , it houses an impressive collection of works recovered during the excavation Ephesus . The Ephesus İnternational Festival is held annually in May .


It is recorded that St. John brought the Virgin Mary to Efhesus , after the death of Christ , and that a small house ( MERYEM ANA EVİ ) , was built for her on Bülbüldağı ( Nightingale Mt. ) where she spent her last days . This house is now a popular place of pigrimage for Chistians and Muslims , and has received the official  sanction of the Vatican . Every  year  on  the 15 th  August   a commemoration  ceremony is held . 

TOPKAPI PALACE

Overlooking the İstanbul Boğazı and the Golden Horn stands the maze of buildings that was the great palace of the Ottoman sultans from the 15th to 19th centuries . The first courtyard is a magnificent wooded garden . On the right of the second court , shaded by cypress and plane trees is the palace kitchen , now housing an exquisite collection of crystal , silver , and Chinese porcelain , while on the left is the Harem , the secluded quarters of the wifes and concubines of the sultan . The third court contains the Hall of Audience of the sultan , the Library of the Sultan Ahmet III , an exhibition of robes worn by the sultans and their families , the famous jewels of the İmperial Treasury and lastly , an exhibition of miniatures  . In the centre of the third court is the Pavilion of the Holy Mantle enshrining relics of the Prophet Mohammed .