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	<title>Private Tours with Serif Yenen</title>
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	<description>25 years of experience in travel in Turkey</description>
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		<title>Topkapı Sarayı (Topkapi Palace)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Topkapi Sarayi was the second palace in Istanbul after the conquest. The first was in the Bayezit area and it was called the Old Palace after the construction of Topkapi. Called the New Palace initially it was named as the Topkapi Palace after a summer palace near the sea at Sarayburnu in the 19C.]]></description>
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		<title>Yerebatan Sarnıcı (Cistern Bassilica)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Istanbul was one of the most often besieged cities in the world and has always needed permanent water supplies. And as a result many underground cisterns were built during the Byzantine Empire. Water was brought to these big reservoirs from far away sources through aqueducts. It is still possible to see remains of a large [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ayasofya (Hagia Sophia)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Hagia Sophia was probably the largest building on the world&#8217;s surface, barring the Egyptian Pyramids, or the Great Wall of China. For many centuries it was the largest church and today is the fourth largest in the world after St. Paul&#8217;s in London, St. Peter&#8217;s in Rome and the Duomo in Milan. The great [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sultan Ahmet Camisi (Blue Mosque)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Built by Sultan Ahmet I as a part of a large complex, among the Turkish people it is called Sultan Ahmet Mosque. However, tourists fascinated with the beautiful blue tiles always remember it as the Blue Mosque. The complex consisted of a mosque, tombs, medreses, fountains, a health center, kitchens, shops, a bath, rooms, houses [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hippodrome</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The original building of the Hippodrome was built by the Roman Emperor Septimus Severus in 203 AD when he rebuilt Byzantium. Constantine the Great reconstructed, enlarged and adorned it with beautiful works which were brought from different places of the Roman Empire when he chose Byzantium as his new capital.
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		<title>National Holiday Celebrations with US Travelers &#8211; 19 May 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From the nationalistic point of view, National Holidays are important days because they give people the opportunity to feel and exhibit national unity. On these days all ceremonial activities are carried out by official institutions, such as schools, state organizations or military forces; people join in with these activities.]]></description>
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		<title>Unique Experiences: Don&#039;t leave without experiencing a Turkish Bath: Hamam</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In a Turkish hamam there are either two separate sections for each of the sexes or different days and hours allocated to men and women.]]></description>
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		<title>10 Best Meat and Kebap Restaurants in İstanbul</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is my list for the best meat &#38; kebap restaurants in Istanbul. Please share your experiences and I would love to receive your &#8220;ten best list&#8221;. 1. Beyti ($$) Address: Orman Sk. No: 8, Florya Phone: +90 (212) 663 2990 &#8211; 92 Web: www.beyti.com 2. Develi ($$) Address: Balık Pazarı, Gümüşyüzük Sk. No: 7, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tourguideturkey.com/10-best-meat-and-kebap-restaurants-in-istanbul.html</link>
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		<title>Rally of Turkey: Loeb is the Fastest on Shakedown</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Citroën Racing driver Sebastien Loeb who has six titles was the fastest with a 2.30.8 run on today´s 4.75 Km long Kadilli shakedown stage. Rally of Turkey web site: www.rallyofturkey.org]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tourguideturkey.com/rally-of-turkey-loeb-is-the-fastest-on-shakedown.html</link>
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		<title>Special dishes from Turkish cuisine: Kebaps</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What is Kebap? Kebap is roasted, broiled or grilled meat prepared in many different ways, each of them named by adding a word to kebap; döner kebap, shish (şiş) kebap, patlıcan kebap, etc. Shish (şiş) Kebap is cubes of marinated chicken or lamb meat on skewers. Meat on skewers is grilled in a barbecue. Adana [...]]]></description>
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