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Sunday 10th October |
09.00 |
Optional half day tour of Istanbul for accompanying persons |
10.00-
14.00 |
Symposium registration at Hotel Kalyon |
15.00 |
Departure from Golden Horn by private motorboat to the Unkapani bridge
and then continuing to Sadberk Hanim Museum up the Bosphorus |
18.00 |
Visit Sadberk Hanim Museum and map exhibition |
19.00 |
Exhibition opening ceremony followed by cocktails Optional dinner at a fish restaurant |
20.30 |
Return to hotels by bus |
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Monday 11th October |
08.30 |
Departure from hotel to Four Seasons Hotel on foot |
09.00 |
Symposium Meeting in the Conference room of the Four Seasons Hotel |
09.00 |
Optional half day tour of Istanbul for accompanying persons |
12.30 |
Lunch in "Konyali" Restaurant, Topkapi |
13.30 |
Guided tour of Topkapi Palace and Harem |
16.00 |
Opening of exhibition of maps from the cartographic treasures of Topkapi |
17.30 |
Return to hotel on foot |
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Tuesday 12th October |
09.00 |
Symposium Meeting at Four Seasons Hotel |
09.00 |
Optional half day ecumenical tour of Istanbul for accompanying persons |
12.30 |
Lunch at Four Seasons Hotel restaurant |
14.00 |
Excursion to Suleymaniye Mosque |
15.00
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Visit to Suleymaniye Library |
19.15
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Meeting at Kalyon Hotel and transfer to the gala dinner |
20.00 |
Gala Dinner at Topkapi Eresin Hotel |
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Pre and Post Symposium Tours |
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All tours, except Tour No 4 Gallipoli Campaign, are based on travel by Turkish Airlines (THY) flights, and air conditioned first class buses, and are subject to cancellation if numbers are insufficient. |
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Tour 1 |
North Aegean Tour |
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Day 1 |
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08.00 |
Depart from hotel for Canakkale (420km) |
12.00 |
Lunch in Gelibolu at "Sahil" Restaurant |
13.00 |
Depart for Lapseki by ferryboat |
14.00 |
Excursion to Trojan ruins |
16.00 |
Excursion to Assos ruins and to watch the sunset. Accommodation in Assos port |
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Day 2 |
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08.00 |
Depart from hotel for Pergamon (55km) sightseeing: Acropolis, Red Church , Askelepion Lunch at "Kardesler" Restaurant then continue to Kusadasi Accommodation in Kusadasi |
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Day 3 |
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Sightseeing to Ephesus including the home of the Virgin Mary. Late afternoon arrival at Izmir airport and flight to Istanbul. |
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Tour 2 |
South Aegean Tour |
Day 1 |
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Flight to Izmir by THY
Journey to Selcuk by bus (75km) (Church of St. John, Archeological Museum)
Lunch at a local restaurant then excursion to Ephesus ruins Continue to Kusadasi. Accommodation in Kusadasi. Dinner free |
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Day 2 |
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08.00 |
Depart from hotel for sightseeing at Aphrodisias (Theatre, Odeon, Hippodrome museum)
Lunch en route
Return to Kusadasi. Dinner and accommodation at same hotel. (Total 300 kms) |
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Day 3 |
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08.00 |
Departure from hotel for Bodrum by bus via Didima, Priene, Miletus for sightseeing.
Lunch at a local restaurant.
Arrive at Bodrum (165km) Dinner free. Accommodation in Bodrum. |
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Day 4 |
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09.00 |
Excursion to castle of Bodrum and ancient theatre.
Lunch at a local restaurant. |
18.45 |
Transfer from hotel to Bodrum Airport for flight to Istanbul by THY. |
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Tour 3 |
Cappadocia Tour |
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Day 1 |
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09.20 |
Departure from Istanbul to Kayseri by THY, continue to Cappadoccia by bus (60 kms) Lunch at a local restaurant Sightseeing of Cappadoccia. Dinner and accommodation in Cappadocia |
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Day 2 |
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09.00 |
Full day Cappadoccia sightseeing Dinner and accommodation at the same hotel |
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Day 3 |
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Transfer to Kayseri airport for flight to Istanbul |
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Tour 4 |
Gallipoli Battlefields Tour |
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Day 1 |
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Departure from Istanbul to Canakkale
Visit Peninsula, lunch en route
Dinner and accommodation in Caanakkale (400 kms) |
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Day 2 |
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Gelibolu sightseeing. Boxed lunch
Dinner and accommodation at the same hotel. |
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Day 3 |
Visit to gun emplacements on Asian side. Visit Troy ruins
Visit ancient city of Assos (95 kms) Lunch in Assos port
Return to Istanbul (360 kms) |
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This tour will be accompanied by an English speaking guide specialised in this area, who is widely read in this campaign of 1915 and whose mother tongue is English. Travel will be by first class bus. |
