Question by anonymous (annie-no-mass)
It is definitely big. And it is great fun to be there. You should not miss it.
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Apr 29
Would you say that the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul Turkey is fun and big? Or would you say that it is boring?
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Apr 29
How many Christians are in Turkey?
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Question by anonymous (annie-no-mass)
It is estimated to be between 150.000 and 300.000.
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Apr 29
What would you consider the best, most authentic keepsakes to purchase and bring back from Turkey – for myself, the traveler, and for my friends and family back home?
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Question by Carrie Thomas, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Things to buy in Turkey: Carpets and kilims, ebru (marbled paper), copper, jewelry, glassware, meerschaum, leather, textile, kilim bags, waterpipe, backgammon boards.
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Apr 29
What kinds of sea food is available? I read about octopus.
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Question by Unknown Sender from Queen Creek, AZ
Red mullet, blue fish, sea bream, mackerel, sole, angler, sand smelt, european anchovy, caviar, scorpion fish, lobster, horse mackerel, oyster, picarel, squid (calamari), shrimp, crawfish, sword fish, tub gurnard, sea bass, pandora, sturgeon, whiting, mussels, grouper, bonito, sardine, dentex, salmon, tuna fish, barracuda, pike, crab, garfish.
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Apr 16
Why do you torture me with those delicious looking plates of food?
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Question by West Linn, Oregon
Well, we did not mean it. We were just trying to give SOME information about the little-known Turkish Cuisine. This is just a drop in the ocean. 99% of those people who visit Turkey love Turkish food.
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Apr 16
Is the tea you’re drinking Earl Grey?
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Question by Erten Harwood, Derbyshire, UK
No it is not, it is all the way from the tea plantations of the Black Sea region.
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