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Istanbul… The main reason of Istanbul’s being a very
popular city for which wars are made, lives are lost is its
geographical location…
Let’s review this location first: In its south stretches Marmara
Sea and in its north is Black Sea. Its west part is in Europe
and east part is in Asia. The important waterline dividing
Istanbul into two is the Bosphorus… The only alternative to
reach the Aegean Sea and the Meditteranean Sea, therefore to
open sea is to use Istanbul and the the Bosphorus…
Istanbul is both the nearest Asian city to Europe and the
nearest European city to Asia. What adds to Istanbul’s
significance is its being a port city and all trade paths’
passing through the city for thousands of years…
Another important feature of Istanbul is that it has a highly
sheltered structure. Especially the center which is presently
called as the “historical peninsula”, which was made capital
city by both Byzantine and Ottoman Empires and its being located
on a hill surrounded by three seas made it almost impossible to
be conquered… Indeed, Haliç had the quality of being an
unparalleled harbour sheltering navy fleets.
Land of the blinds
A famous myth explains very precisely the unmatched location of
Istanbul :
Commander Byzas, who gave his name to the empire to be later
called as Byzantine, sets off to sail to build a new colony from
where Greece is located today. During the long voyage and his
searches, he goes to an oracle for advice. The oracle makes this
prediction: “You are going to build your city right opposite of
the land of the blinds!” Continuing his voyage, Byzas reaches to
the banks of Sarayburnu, the Istanbul of today. When he sees
this protected peninsula, he thinks that it is just the place
that he was looking for; meanwhile he notices the area of
residence on the opposite side (Kadıköy at present). Byzas
decides that the people who, given the excellent area of
residence right before them, do not prefer to reside there are
blind. And since it also coincides with the prediction, he
builds his colony on this land without hesitation…
Istanbul, still geographically perfect!
Although thousands of years have passed, Istanbul still
maintains its geographical importance. Today Istanbul is a huge
metropolis connecting continents, cultures, religions and being
home to eleven million people; and one of the greatest business
and cultural center of the region…
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