🇹🇷 Today's country is Türkiye. In 1453, Mehmed II dragged ships overland into the Golden Horn. On the Galata Bridge at dawn, tea steam mixes with diesel and salt while men fish above the Bosphorus. In Gaziantep, the street smells of pistachio, butter and lamb fat long before lunch. Then a call to prayer rolls over Cappadocia just as the first balloons lift and the rock valleys go pink. 📍 Places to visit • Istanbul — Take the ferry between Eminönü, Beşiktaş and Kadıköy, then walk the old… See more