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Home > Adventures Abroad Last additions - Adventures Abroad The High-Rent District218 viewsWe were assured that property values along the Bosphorus were some of the highest in the world. I don't doubt it, but one wonders about the consequences of sea-level rise for these elegant waterfront properties.Oct 10, 2019 Yali245 viewsWaterside houses like these are known as yali in Turkish. They are found on both sides of the Bosphorus but especially the Asian side. They are usually second homes for the very wealthy.Oct 10, 2019 Local Color241 viewsThis yali took the prize for having the most flamboyant color.Oct 10, 2019 The Squeeze216 viewsSome yali are built so close together that there's literally no daylight between them.Oct 10, 2019 Ultra-modern Mansions266 viewsNo throwing stones here.Oct 10, 2019 Mehmed the Conqueror Bridge203 viewsNamed after the conqueror of Constantinople. Completed in 1988. Spans the Bosphorus from near the Rumelihisari on the European side (left) to the Asian side, at right.Oct 10, 2019 Küçüksu Palace194 viewsNeo-Baroque structure, built on the waterfront on the Asian side of the Bosphorus as a summer residence for the Sultan.Oct 10, 2019 Anadolu Hisarı231 viewsFortress built in 1393-94 on the Asian side of the Bosphorus, in preparation for the first, unsuccessful, siege of Constantinople by Sultan Bayezid I. Over a half-century later, Mehmed II the Conqueror used it, in tandem with the newly-built Rumeli Hisarı on the European side, to close the Bosphorus for his successful siege of 1453.Oct 10, 2019 Evolution of a Fortress202 viewsAfter the conquest of Constantinople, Rumelihisari served first as a customs barrier and then a prison. Today it is a museum that also hosts concerts and various kinds of festivals.Oct 10, 2019 Cut-throat Castle228 viewsThe original name of Rumelihisari was "Boğazkesen", which means "strait-cutter"; but "boğaz" means "throat" as well as "strait" in Turkish, so the implication was that it was going to cut the throat of Byzantium - which it did.Oct 10, 2019 Rumelihisari - ("Rumelian Castle")231 viewsBuilt in 1451-52 as part of Sultan Mehmet II's plan of securing the Bosphorus in preparation for the conquest of Constantinople. The blue-striped white structure at the waterside, toward the center, is the modern Aşiyan lighthouse.Oct 10, 2019 Kuleli Military High School247 viewsThe oldest military high school in Turkey, founded in 1845 by Sultan Abdülmecid I.Oct 10, 2019 740 files on 62 page(s) 1 - 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 - 62 Debug Info  Debug Output: show / hide Select All USER: ------------------ Array ( [ID] => f7ddd5250d9eec45f4975c3758481f03 [am] => 1 [liv] => Array ( [0] => 1221 [1] => 74 [2] => 1964 [3] => 587 [4] => 1232 ) ) ========================== USER DATA: ------------------ Array ( [user_id] => 0 [user_name] => Guest [groups] => Array ( [0] => 3 ) [group_quota] => 0 [can_rate_pictures] => 1 [can_send_ecards] => 0 [can_post_comments] => 0 [can_upload_pictures] => 0 [can_create_albums] => 0 [pub_upl_need_approval] => 1 [priv_upl_need_approval] => 1 [access_level] => 3 [disk_max] => 0 [disk_min] => 0 [has_admin_access] => 0 [group_name] => Guests [can_create_public_albums] => 0 [can_see_all_albums] => 0 [group_id] => 3 [allowed_albums] => Array ( ) ) ========================== Queries: ------------------ Array ( [0] => SELECT name, value FROM cm_config [include/init.inc.php:177] (0.39 ms) [1] => SELECT * FROM cm_plugins ORDER BY priority [include/plugin_api.inc.php:48] (0.34 ms) [2] => SELECT user_id, time FROM `i5493328_cm1`.cm_sessions WHERE session_id = 'bdc179c7a57d5a16dc8b4d476f93d404' [bridge/coppermine.inc.php:241] (0.21 ms) [3] => SELECT MAX(group_quota) AS disk_max, MIN(group_quota) AS disk_min, MAX(can_rate_pictures) AS can_rate_pictures, MAX(can_send_ecards) AS can_send_ecards, MAX(can_post_comments) AS can_post_comments, MAX(can_upload_pictures) AS can_upload_pictures, MAX(can_create_albums) AS can_create_albums, MAX(has_admin_access) AS has_admin_access, MAX(access_level) AS access_level, MIN(pub_upl_need_approval) AS pub_upl_need_approval, MIN( priv_upl_need_approval) AS priv_upl_need_approval FROM cm_usergroups WHERE group_id in (3) [bridge/udb_base.inc.php:350] (0.24 ms) [4] => SELECT group_name FROM cm_usergroups WHERE group_id= 3 [bridge/udb_base.inc.php:362] (0.14 ms) [5] => SELECT COUNT(*) FROM cm_categorymap WHERE group_id in (3) [bridge/udb_base.inc.php:375] (0.2 ms) [6] => SELECT aid FROM cm_albums WHERE moderator_group IN (3) [include/init.inc.php:271] (0.12 ms) [7] => SELECT lang_id FROM cm_languages WHERE enabled='YES' [include/init.inc.php:334] (0.2 ms) [8] => DELETE FROM cm_banned WHERE expiry < '2025-10-12 09:09:28' [include/init.inc.php:448] (1.16 ms) [9] => SELECT null FROM cm_banned WHERE ('216.73.216.211' LIKE ip_addr OR '' LIKE ip_addr ) AND brute_force=0 LIMIT 1 [include/init.inc.php:464] (0.49 ms) [10] => SELECT aid FROM cm_albums WHERE (1 AND visibility != 0 AND visibility != 10000 AND visibility NOT IN (3)) [include/functions.inc.php:1110] (0.2 ms) [11] => SELECT name FROM cm_categories WHERE cid = 4 [thumbnails.php:157] (0.15 ms) [12] => SELECT rgt, lft, depth FROM cm_categories WHERE cid = 4 LIMIT 1 [include/functions.inc.php:44] (0.28 ms) [13] => SELECT cid FROM cm_categories WHERE lft BETWEEN 9 AND 12 [include/functions.inc.php:49] (0.16 ms) [14] => SELECT keyword FROM cm_albums WHERE category IN (4, 14) [include/functions.inc.php:57] (10.25 ms) [15] => SELECT p.cid, p.name FROM cm_categories AS c, cm_categories AS p WHERE c.lft BETWEEN p.lft AND p.rgt AND c.cid = 4 ORDER BY p.lft [include/functions.inc.php:2940] (0.33 ms) [16] => SELECT COUNT(*) FROM cm_pictures AS r INNER JOIN cm_albums AS a ON a.aid = r.aid INNER JOIN cm_categories AS c2 ON c2.cid = category WHERE (c2.lft BETWEEN 9 AND 12) AND (1 OR keywords like '%27telp%') AND r.aid NOT IN (12, 51) AND approved = 'YES' [include/functions.inc.php:1614] (21.1 ms) [17] => SELECT r.pid, r.aid, filepath, filename, url_prefix, pwidth, pheight, filesize, ctime, r.title, r.keywords, r.votes, pic_rating, hits, caption, r.owner_id, user1, user2, user3, user4 FROM cm_pictures AS r INNER JOIN cm_albums AS a ON a.aid = r.aid INNER JOIN cm_categories AS c2 ON c2.cid = category WHERE (c2.lft BETWEEN 9 AND 12) AND (1 OR keywords like '%27telp%') AND r.aid NOT IN (12, 51) AND approved = 'YES' ORDER BY ctime DESC, pid DESC LIMIT 120 ,12 [include/functions.inc.php:1630] (23.54 ms) [18] => SELECT extension, mime, content, player FROM cm_filetypes [include/functions.inc.php:5952] (0.26 ms) ) ========================== GET : ------------------ Array ( [album] => lastup [cat] => 4 [page] => 11 ) ========================== POST : ------------------ Array ( ) ========================== COOKIE : ------------------ Array ( [a520716e4e1a802c3b699f97dd5ac36c] => eeb9bb98b8644e2efd69908fa938f9f9 [cpg16x_data] => YTozOntzOjI6IklEIjtzOjMyOiJmN2RkZDUyNTBkOWVlYzQ1ZjQ5NzVjMzc1ODQ4MWYwMyI7czoyOiJhbSI7aToxO3M6MzoibGl2IjthOjU6e2k6MDtzOjQ6IjEyMjEiO2k6MTtzOjI6Ijc0IjtpOjI7czo0OiIxOTY0IjtpOjM7czozOiI1ODciO2k6NDtzOjQ6IjEyMzIiO319 ) ==========================