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Half day tours on Aug. 26, 1995 will be offered to participants and accompanying persons to places of interest such as:

• Topkapi Palace, Covered Bazaar
• Mosque of Suleyman the Magnificent
• Church of St.Savior in Chora
• Boat Cruise on the Bosphorus

HALF DAY TOURS FOR ACCOMPANYING PERSONS

1. Hippodrome & Blue Mosque & Carpet Weaving Demonstration

Visit Hippodrome, once the chariot race track of the Byzantines and Romans and see the Egyptian Obelisk, the Serpent Column and the Column of Constantine and the Blue Mosque, famous for its six minar ets and blue Iznik tiles; the last visit is a Carpet Weaving Demonstration.

II. Sadberk Hanim Museum & Rumelihisar Castle on the Bosphorus

Drive along the Bosphorus with visit to Rumelihisar castle constructed in 1452, one of the most beautiful works of military architecture in the world, and Sadberk Hanim Museum, the most important pri vate museum displaying old Turkish life and style.

III. Covered Bazaar and Spice Market

Visit the Covered Bazaar with its innumerable tiny shops in a maze of alleys where each trade has its own place, and the Spice Market.

Grand Covered Bazaar, Istanbul

POST CONFERENCE TOURS

Turkey is a country with an amazing range of natural phenomena, lovely beaches and historical sites including some of the oldest libraries in the world.

Post conference tours will be organized to:

• Izmir, Ephesus, Aphrodisias and Pergamum on the Aegean Coast.
• Antalya, Aspendos, Perge, Side on the Mediterranean Coast.
• Cappadocia and Ankara.

Cappadocia, Goreme / Ephesus, Aydin / Gocek Bay, Fethiye