4013 - Marmara Ereğlisi, Tekirdağ, Turkey

Marmara Ereğlisi a town of about 30 000 people and is about 90 km west of Instanbul. It is on the north shore of the Marmara Sea. It has an ancient history.

The card is a standard multi-photo card with six sites in Turkey:

Pamukkale - an area famous for a carbonate mineral left by the flowing of thermal spring water. The area has attracted visitors tot he thermal springs for more than two millinea. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1988.

Cappadocia - visitors come here to see the fairy chimneys, and the underground cities that were dug to offer protection during period of Christian persecution.

The Apollo Temple (Side) - was built around CE 150 during the Pax Romana era. It is a tourist attraction in Side, Antalya Province.

I'm Here Türkiye - is a simple world map showing where Turkey is located.

Marmaris - is a popular port city and tourist resort located on the Mediterranean coast, along what is called the Turkish Riviera. Tourism is the biggest economic driver, with honey production a distant second.

The Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque) - was constructed between 1609 and 1617. It is a popular tourist destination and an excellent example of Ottoman architecture.

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3584 - Blaine, Minnesota, United States of America

The sender was in Las Vegas recently and bought this card from The Mob Museum. The Mob Museum, officially known as the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, is located in downtown Las Vegas. It open in 2012. It features artifacts, stories, and the history of organized crime in the United States, but also the actions and initiatives by law enforcement to prevent such crimes. The museum is found at the former Las Vegas Post Office and Courthouse, which was built in 1933. The quote on this card was from John Gotti. John Gotti (1940-2002) was the mafioso and boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City. After ordering the killing of Gambino boss Paul Catellano in 1985, he took over the family and led what was the United States' most powerful crime syndicate. He was known as The Teflon Don after three high profile trials in the 1980s resulted in acquittals. Later it was revealed that the trials had been tainted by jury tampering, juror misconduct, and...

3566 - Bakhmach, Chernihiv, Ukraine

Bakhmach is locarted in northern Ukraine. I'm taking this next paragraph straight out of Wikipedia: During the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 26, 2022, at least 65 units of Russian military equipment moved through Bakhmach, with about a hundred more on the outskirts. Local residents tried to stop the convoy on their own by blocking tank tracks with makeshift objects and convincing Russian soldiers not to move towards Kyiv . One man attempted to climb onto a tank and block the road with his body (he was not hurt). However, the military equipment continued to move, and Russian forces fired several shots into the air. Слава Україні!

3564 - Kassel, Hesse, Germany

A wonderful message on this card that translates to to those wh o can wait, everything comes with time.

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