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Lesson LibraryAdvanced Audio Blog 1
Upper Intermediate
Advanced Audio Blog 1
In this series, you will learn in-depth about the culture of Turkey. You'll learn about different famous cities and regions, holidays, tourist destinations, and more.
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Contents
25 Audio Lessons
1

Top 10 Turkish Tourist Destinations: Hagia Sophia

Learn about the Hagia Sophia, one of Turkey's most famous and oldest churches, with almost two millennia of history

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 • 3 Minutes
2

Top 10 Turkish Tourist Destinations: Cappadocia

Learn about the geologic and human history of Cappadocia's underground cities, and some of the frescoed cave chapels, churches, and tourist sites that you'll be seeing on your memorable visit to this unique area

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 • 2 Minutes
3

Top 10 Turkish Tourist Destinations: Grand Bazaar—Istanbul

Learn about Istanbul's Grand Bazaar, its history, the sultan who commissioned it, and his scandalous queen

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 • 3 Minutes
4

Top 10 Turkish Tourist Destinations: Topkapi Palace

Learn about the history of Topkapi palace, the rich archaeological sites surrounding it, and why the trees in the palace complex look so very strange

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 • 2 Minutes
5

Top 10 Turkish Tourist Destinations: Pamukkale

Learn about the "Cotton Castle" mineral formation at Pamukkale and the historic appeal of its famous hot springs

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 • 2 Minutes
6

Top 10 Turkish Tourist Destinations: Basilica Cistern

Learn about the Basilica Cistern, what the teardrop-shaped carvings on the columns mean, and how the builders robbed Medusa statues of their mythical power to turn men to stone

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 • 2 Minutes
7

Top 10 Turkish Tourist Destinations: Marmaris

Learn about some of the things you can see and do in Marmaris, as well as the history of a city so old that no one was quite sure when it was founded

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 • 3 Minutes
8

Top 10 Turkish Tourist Destinations: Nemrut Dagi National Park

Learn about the mysterious statues on top of Mount Nemrut and how they were vandalized, lost, and rediscovered over the course of history

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 • 3 Minutes
9

Top 10 Turkish Tourist Destinations: Troy

Learn about the archaeological site of Troy near Mount Ida

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 • 3 Minutes
10

Top 10 Turkish Tourist Destinations: The Blue Mosque

Learn about the unique design and construction of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, or the Blue Mosque, in Istanbul, and how one of its most famous features might have been the accidental result of a major misunderstanding

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 • 3 Minutes
11

Top 10 Turkish Cities: Trabzon

Learn about the city of Trabzon, its important role as a cultural melting pot throughout the ages, and some of the sights you can see during your visit

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 • 3 Minutes
12

Top 10 Turkish Cities: Adana

Learn about the city of Adana, its history, and one of its long-standing controversies

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 • 3 Minutes
13

Top 10 Turkish Cities: Bursa

Learn about Bursa and its role as a government capital and a center of manufacturing, as well as its famous Great Mosque with twenty domes

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 • 3 Minutes
14

Top 10 Turkish Cities: Izmir

Learn about some of the things you can see while visiting the historic city of Izmir, as well as some of the rich yet unexplored archaeological sites that are still buried in the city

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 • 3 Minutes
15

Top 10 Turkish Cities: Konya

Learn about the city of Konya

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 • 3 Minutes
16

Top 10 Turkish Cities: Urfa

Learn about the rich and dramatic history of Urfa

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 • 3 Minutes
17

Top 10 Turkish Cities: Istanbul

Learn about the history of Istanbul, but also why it is so important as a center of modern Turkish commerce and culture

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 • 3 Minutes
18

Top 10 Turkish Cities: Ankara

Learn about Turkey's capital and second-largest city, and why certain animals, like rabbits, goats, and even cats, have a special place in the city's culture and even in its commerce

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 • 3 Minutes
19

Top 10 Turkish Cities: Hatay

Learn about the history of Hatay Province and some of its best spots for visitors

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 • 3 Minutes
20

Top 10 Turkish Cities: Van

Learn about the city of Van, the tremendous influence it had on regional culture, and its unique lake that mixes soda and saline water

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 • 3 Minutes
21

Top 10 Turkish Holidays and Festivals: Atatürk/Youth and Sports Day

Learn about Youth and Sports Day

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 • 3 Minutes
22

Top 10 Turkish Holidays and Festivals: New Year's Day in Turkey

Learn about New Year's in Turkey, which, though it might be a little quieter than in other countries, is still marked by hope, excitement, and the enjoyment of being around family and friends

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 • 2 Minutes
23

Top 10 Turkish Holidays and Festivals: Mevlana Festival

Learn about how the whirling dervishes commemorate their founder every December with a week-long festival drawing over a million people

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 • 2 Minutes
24

Top 10 Turkish Holidays and Festivals: Golden Orange Film Festival

Learn about how the Golden Orange evolved from a straightforward film festival to less specialized event and then back to a film festival

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 • 2 Minutes
25

Top 10 Turkish Holidays and Festivals: Izmir International Fair

Learn about how the Izmir International Fair works and some of the ways in which it supports the business community, like the way it encourages international relationships between businesses, countries, and cities

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 • 3 Minutes