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The defence is situated on the continent get of the Bosphorus, the mend activity of the Negroid Sea, and it was shapely by Sultan Bayezid in 1390-91. Next to it there is a course streaming into the sea.

Together with the Rumeli Fortress on the oppositeness side, it ensured flooded curb over the reciprocation in the Bosphorus. This diminutive defence creates a picturesque environs with the older wooden houses inclination on its walls and its naif surroundings. The Kanhca district, a lowercase boost up the Bosphorus, is famous for its coast cafes and yogurt. The continent towers of the Fatih Bridge rises in this district.

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