ISTANBUL & MARMARA REGION of TURKEY
Thrace and Marmara
The Roman province of Trakya (Thrace) is separated from the rest of Turkey by the Bosphorus, the Sea of Marmara and the Dardenelle Straits. Edirne, lying close to the borders of Greece and Bulgaria, is best known for the masterpieces of local architectMimar Sinan, with wonderful examples from the Ottoman Empire. The area is also famous for the lush rolling fields, filled with vineyards and sunflowers grown for their seeds and oil. The cities in this region are Balikesir, Bilecik, Bursa, Canakkale,Edirne, Istanbul, Kirklareli, Kocaeli, Sakarya,Tekirdag and Yalova.
The Marmara region has a turbulent past. In 481 BC the second Persian War, the Persian King Xerxes made a bridge of boats over the Dardanelle Straits between Abydos and Sestos. In the same location is the infamous love affair of Leander and Hera, whowere buried in the waters of the strait. And it was here that Mustafa Kemal won the first big victory against enemy forces in World War I, and the war graves and battlegrounds of Gelibolu are visited by thousands of tourists every year.
The lively city of Izmit with its fruit orchards and vegetable gardens is now an industrial centre, and nearby Hereke is famous for its carpets. To the south is Iznik, renowned during Ottoman times for its glazed tiles which adorned the mosques andtombs, and its great Byzantine city walls. Bursa, the land of silk, was the first capital city of the Ottoman Empire and birthplace of modern Turkish culture. The mosques, like Yesil Came and Ulu Cami, are some of the most important and beautiful inthe country. The country's first ski resort was built on the mountain of Uludag, lying to the south of the city.
Tekirdag, with beautiful examples of Ottoman architecture and broad beaches, is known for its vineyards and wine festivals. To the north is Gonen with its famous thermal springs, and the commercial port of Bandirma which is the biggest in theMarmara sea after Istanbul. Near the city and by Lake Manyas is Kuscenneti (Bird Heaven) National Park with 239 species of birds, many of which migrate from Europe and Asia during the summer, and fly south before the winter.
One the shores of the Marmara Sea are a whole host of beautiful beaches and holiday resorts, including Cinarcik, Armutlu, Gemlik, Mudanya, Erdek, the Marmara and Avsa Islands, Denizkent, Sarkoy and Silivri. To the west is Yalova, a site famous for itsthermal springs.
Kazakh National University
Founded in 1934, Kazakh National University (KazNU) has always stayed one of the most prestigious universities of the country; the overwhelming majority of the scientific, political, cultural and economic elite of the country has graduated from KazNU. The university strives to maintain this “brand” today as well.
The history of the University shows that each successful step, each scientific discovery, all the daily educational activities and innovative acquisition always have something of our past experiences and successes of today are based on tradition which have been founded throughout more than 80-year history of KazNU, on the work of our predecessors and contemporaries whose names and achievements are an integral part of the Great history of our Alma mater, on sincere service to science and bold innovations made by the oldest university of the country. The staff and the university administration are convinced that the history is not just memory and the past, the history - with all its details and pages – is the basis for further forward progression of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University into the future.
Ankara | Wikipedia audio article
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00:03:06 1 Etymology and names
00:04:16 2 Geography
00:04:26 2.1 Climate
00:05:55 2.2 Demographics
00:08:01 3 History
00:08:40 3.1 Ancient history
00:11:11 3.2 Celtic history
00:12:29 3.3 Roman history
00:17:22 3.4 Byzantine history
00:23:24 3.5 Turkic rulers
00:26:02 3.6 Turkish republican capital
00:29:20 3.7 Ecclesiastical history
00:35:27 3.7.1 Armenian Catholic (titular) see
00:36:42 3.7.2 Latin titular archbishopric
00:37:07 3.7.3 Saint Clement Church
00:37:48 4 Economy and infrastructure
00:40:50 4.1 Transportation
00:43:02 4.1.1 Ankara Public Transportation Statistics
00:44:06 5 Politics
00:48:01 6 Main sights
00:48:11 6.1 Ancient/archeological sites
00:48:22 6.1.1 Ankara Citadel
00:49:41 6.1.2 Roman Theatre
00:50:10 6.1.3 Temple of Augustus and Rome
00:51:24 6.1.4 Roman Baths
00:52:08 6.1.5 Roman Road
00:52:52 6.1.6 Column of Julian
00:53:16 6.2 Mosques
00:53:25 6.2.1 Kocatepe Mosque
00:53:58 6.2.2 Ahmet Hamdi Akseki Mosque
00:54:44 6.2.3 Yeni (Cenab Ahmet) Mosque
00:55:16 6.2.4 Hacı Bayram Mosque
00:56:22 6.2.5 Ahi Elvan Mosque
00:56:51 6.2.6 Alâeddin Mosque
00:57:38 6.3 Modern monuments
00:57:48 6.3.1 Victory Monument
00:58:27 6.3.2 Statue of Atatürk
00:59:00 6.3.3 Monument to a Secure, Confident Future
00:59:46 6.3.4 Hatti Monument
01:00:20 6.4 Inns
01:00:29 6.4.1 Suluhan
01:01:28 6.4.2 Çengelhan Rahmi Koç Museum
01:02:22 7 Shopping
01:05:33 8 Culture
01:05:42 8.1 The arts
01:06:18 8.1.1 Music
01:08:14 8.1.2 Theatre
01:08:46 8.2 Museums
01:09:00 8.2.1 Museum of Anatolian Civilizations
01:09:43 8.2.2 Anıtkabir
01:10:42 8.2.3 Ankara Ethnography Museum
01:11:37 8.2.4 State Art and Sculpture Museum
01:12:11 8.2.5 Cer Modern
01:12:58 8.2.6 War of Independence Museum
01:13:43 8.2.7 Mehmet Akif Literature Museum Library
01:14:15 8.2.8 TCDD Open Air Steam Locomotive Museum
01:14:39 8.2.9 Ankara Aviation Museum
01:15:46 8.2.10 METU Science and Technology Museum
01:16:12 8.3 Sports
01:19:51 9 Parks
01:22:12 10 Education
01:22:22 10.1 Universities
01:22:46 11 Fauna
01:22:55 11.1 Angora cat
01:25:03 11.2 Angora rabbit
01:26:43 11.3 Angora goat
01:29:04 12 Gallery
01:29:13 13 International relations
01:29:24 13.1 Twin towns and sister cities
01:29:38 13.2 Partner cities
01:29:56 14 See also
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Ankara (, also US: , Turkish: [ˈaŋkaɾa] (listen)), historically known as Ancyra () and Angora (, also US: ), is the capital of Turkey. With a population of 4,587,558 in the urban center (2014) and 5,150,072 in its province (2015), it is Turkey's second largest city after Istanbul (the former imperial capital), having outranked İzmir in the 20th century.
On 23 April 1920 the Grand National Assembly of Turkey was established in Ankara, which became the headquarters of Atatürk and the Turkish National Movement during the Turkish War of Independence. Ankara became the new Turkish capital upon the establishment of the Republic on 29 October 1923, succeeding in this role the former Turkish capital Istanbul (Constantinople) following the fall of the Ottoman Empire. The government is a prominent employer, but Ankara is also an important commercial and industrial city, located at the center of Turkey's road and railway networks. The city gave its name to the Angora wool shorn from Angora rabbits, the long-haired Angora goat (the source of mohair), and the Angora cat. The area is also known for its pears, honey and muscat grapes. Although situated in one of the driest places of Turkey and surrounded mostly by steppe vegetation except for the forested areas on the southern periphery, Ankara can be considered a green city in terms of green areas per inhabitant, at 72 square metres (775 square feet) per head.Ankara is a very old city with various Hittite, Phrygian, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, a ...
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Roxas, officially the City of Roxas, is a 3rd class city and capital of the province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 167,003 people.Originally known as the Municipality of Capiz (from which the province derives its name), the area became a chartered city on May 12, 1951, and was renamed in honor of native Manuel Acuña Roxas, the fourth President of the Philippines and the first of the independent post-American Third Philippine Republic.
After Iloilo City, it is the second center of education, trade, economic activities and logistics on the island of Panay. The abundance of marine life makes Roxas City the Seafood Capital of the Philippines. It has received Cleanest and Greenest Component City in Western Visayas Award in the Gawad Pangulo sa Kapaligiran (GPK) Cleanliness and Environmental contest. The Department of Health (DOH) awarded the city with the Red Orchid Award for being 100 percent tobacco-free. It has also gained the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Seal of Good Housekeeping and won the Best Police Station in the region by the Philippine National Police.