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“Hi folks! I'm heading to Turkey for 4 days in April. I know it's only a short period of time but I'd like to spend at least one day outside of Istanbul. If you have any ideas on where to go and what to see, please let me know! Thanks.” 6 answers	wisepig Cambridge
“Thanks to everyone who gave me suggestions !!!What is the key to dealing with taxi drivers. In other countries, tourists are protected from this problem with tourist police and such.” 11 answers	dreamiracles Texas
“I am going to Turkey this coming November 2006. This is one of the place that fit into our travelling budget and both my wife and I are ok with the idea of going there. (I was grumbling about going to New Zealand to look at sheeps, water and mountains. An” 20 answers	calvinstiger Kuala Lumpur
“ciao everybody,I'm looking for a nice village on the coast with beaches at walking distance, no ugly buildings, no big hotels. thank you.” 10 answers	lamiro Pavia
“One of my goals is to figure out if sign-language is an international language.... so my question is are there people in Turkey that can communicate in sign-language with anyone else around the world?”   5 cheers 7 answers	Sarah Kelly The University Of Akron
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