northwest side through the Black Sea. Geography: Turkey is located on two continents, Europe and Asia. The Asian side is called Anatolia and the European side is called Eastern Thrace. Total area is approximately 814,578 square kilometers, 97 percent of the area is located on the Asia side and the rest three percent are located on the Europe side. Turkey is surrounded by four Seas: Black Sea in the north, Marmara Sea in the northwest, Aegean Sea in the west and Mediterranean Sea in the south. Climate: Summers
15th century. After the fall of the Roman Empire, a new empire, the Byzantine Empire, arose out of the eastern half of Byzantium. Byzantium stood partway along the straits between the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea. It occupied the tip of a small peninsula, with a body of water to the South called the Sea of Marmara, which led to a passage called the Bosporus. The site that Constantine chose to be the new capital was a town called ...
with over 14 million citizens living in just 5,343 square kilometers (“Istanbul”). Around 11.5 million passengers travel all around Istanbul every day (“İstanbul`da Toplu Taşıma”). The fact that the city is divided into two different sides by the Marmara Sea makes the traffic even worse. The 1.4 km long undersea tunnel is now operating in order to reduce the amount of traffic at the two Bosphorus bridges along with the underground tunnel. The total length of the rail line will be 76.3 km with 40 stations
Benjamin Marmaras Miss Haaland English II 3 December 2017 The Hero who Killed Medusa Who was the hero who killed Medusa? The hero who killed Medusa was Perseus. He killed the Gorgon who could turn mortals to stone with a look, he was set out to sea in a wooden box as a kid, and saved the princess Andromeda. He was a hero who was very deadly, used his power for good, and was a victim of unfortunate events. Perseus was a hero who was very skilled and dangerous. His most notable feat was to kill
Iran and Syria. The geographical characteristic of Turkey is the location at the crossings of important roads connecting Europe with Asia and the Black Sea countries to the Mediterranean Sea countries. The water system, including the Sea of Marmara, the Bosporus and the Dardanelles, is an important international way that connects the Black Sea to the World Ocean. One of the most beautiful and biggest cities in the world, Istanbul, (formerly Constantinople) is located in the southern part of the
Constantinople, an exponentially influential city in the Pre-Modern era with its heavy involvement in the structure of both the Byzantine and Roman empires, its central location was a huge asset to the growth of the empires and aided the larger understanding of the world for being the major city that would spread wealth and knowledge to those who visited the city. The multitude of monuments and event spaces in the city was a large factor that enabled Constantinople to be the way it is. It was also
In the third century AD, the Roman Empire was thrown into chaos through several civil wars due to a lust for power; many people were only interested in how influential they were, rather than acting for the benefit of the country. Since the Roman Empire was constantly expanding and becoming more powerful, Diocletian, the emperor at the time, deemed it to be too big to be ruled by only one emperor. The Empire was split into two parts, the Eastern Roman Empire and the Western Roman Empire. The Western
rainy winters and hot, moderately dry summers (Sensoy). Turkey is surrounded by the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Aegean Sea, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Armenia, Georgia, Bulgaria and Greece. It is a member of the United Nations (UN), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and the G-20 Summit. Twenty percent of Turkey’s population lives in Istanbul. Development in infrastructure exists along the Aegean Sea coast in the west as well as the Tigris and Euphrates River systems in the southeast (Middle
the 30 years from 1996 to 2026. The Cause [IMAGE]The earthquake originated at a shallow depth of about 10.5 miles (17 km) and generated strong ground motion (and moderate to high accelerations) in a zone along the Gulf of Izmit of the Sea of Marmara to east of Adapazari. It occurred along the northernmost strands of the North Anatolian fault system. Turkey lies upon 3 major plates, two of which forms the North Anatolian fault one of the world's longest and best-studied strike-slip (horizontal
HIs army crossed the Hellespont a narrow strait near the Aegean and Marmara sea where he met an enemy force consisting of Persian troops and Greek mercenaries. This was to be the 1st battle of his military battles in the Asia minor it would result in a victory for Alexander. From there on he moved his army to Gordium where
increase in trade that the Islamic empire was experiencing during the 800s.Caravans had connected Syria, Egypt and Aden who consequently connected Baghdad to India and China. The trade that Muslims were achieving by sea dominated the Mediterranean Sea and even extended into the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean. At this time, the Indian Ocean had become a popular trade route. Arab merchants had become common in India so Muslim traders and mariners were spreading their language and religion. By the 800s
responsibility had naturally fall on the Coast guard. With alliances of all the parties such as the federal agencies, state and local governments, marine industries and so on, all are cooperate together in order to upgrade or increase the safety of sea through the integral programs that are prevent from the disaster to happen, investigate and rescue.
The Turkish Republic was established in 1923, after the fall of the Ottoman Empire. The Empire had been slowly declining for several centeries, this can be attributed to its inablity to keep up scientificaly and the socail and political wars. Finally the Lausanne Peacem Treaty of July 24, 1923 established the international status and boundaries of the new country. The Republic of Turkey was formally declared on October 29, 1923. It immediatly started on a course of modernization in all walks of life
royal couriers stationed along the road, a message could potentially travel the road in its entirety in just two weeks (Text, 135, 146). On a larger scale, by around 200 B.C.E a collection of both land and sea routes were known collectively as the silk roads, and stretched from the Mediterranean Sea to China and down into India and the islands of southeast Asia (Text, 237). Providing a safer and easier way to travel the vast lengths of Eurasia, the silk roads conveyed a vast amount of long distance
The people of ancient civilizations like ancient China and ancient Greece chose to move from one place to another frequently to find a location that was most suitable for their settlement. How they determined a location was based on both its economical and geographical features. They would ask questions like “Will the soil be fertile enough to sustain plant life?” “Can I trade easily within the location?” “Is the terrain rocky or flat?” and so on. I will be analyzing the push and pull factors of
As society has progressed, composers have adapted and appropriated the archetypal quest so as to reflect the values of the time’s culture appropriately. This has been a necessary course of action, to ensure their writing conveys the quest and its respective elements in a manner that will be understood by the responder in the relevant time period. The texts ‘The Odyssey (Homer 8th Century BC), In the Shadow of No Towers (Art Spiegelman 2004) and The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde 1890) have appropriated
The rise of Christianity in western civilization is arguably among the most important memories in history. There is no denying what the spread of Christianity has done for the world, for better or worse. Its impact on western civilizations is unrivaled and unprecedented. Christianity slowly became something for many individuals to turn to; in times of hurt its provided comfort, in times of pleasure it has given thanks. The will and belief for salvation has driven individuals to be better, and
subduction zone, the deepest earthquakes occur to a depth of about 700 km. Continental transform plate boundaries appear today in the circum-Pacific region (California, southern Alaska, New Zealand, and in the Alpine fold belt, e.g. Turkey, and the Dead Sea) (Windley, 1978). Transform faults that originate in continental plate boundaries manifest specific expressions in their morphology and topography over extended distances. These tectonic features are generally associated with complex systems of echelon
9. CONCLUSION 9.1. Camera Reality As Ozturk (2008: 21) mentions, film art creates a window, which opens onto the world, for the sake of modern individuals who struggle with social problems. Film is an art that is able to reproduce facts by expanding the sense of time and place. For this reason, films that focus on the city expose not the city itself, but its representation and interpretation. Accordingly, the camera, just like a concave or a convex mirror, may form and deform the urban area,
empires occupied Istanbul at one point, its leaders brought over many rich and diverse cultures, ideas, and many architectural designs. This beautiful city is separated by the Bosphorus Strait which is the main waterway connecting the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara, that separates Europe from Asia. Istanbul is primarily known for its Byzantine and Ottoman architecture which can be seen all throughout the city. Its buildings and structures reflect the various peoples, cultures and empires that once