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Other Local Resorts & Areas => Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum => Topic started by: KKOB on October 11, 2012, 13:38:53 PM

Title: Istanbul Gets The No. 1 Spot
Post by: KKOB on October 11, 2012, 13:38:53 PM: As the most traffic congested city in Europe.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2216118/Revealed-The-congested-cities-Europe--UK-10.html
Title: Re: Istanbul Gets The No. 1 Spot
Post by: ovacik2 on October 11, 2012, 14:06:56 PM: So Turkey is in Europe then, maybe just to make the other EU cities look one better in the traffic stakes at least! :)
Title: Re: Istanbul Gets The No. 1 Spot
Post by: KKOB on October 11, 2012, 14:12:58 PM: Yes, part of Turkey has always been in Europe ! It's not in the EU though.

Norway and Switzerland are also in Europe, but not in the EU.
Title: Re: Istanbul Gets The No. 1 Spot
Post by: ovacik2 on October 11, 2012, 14:19:50 PM: Very True! :)
Title: Re: Istanbul Gets The No. 1 Spot
Post by: Colwyn on October 11, 2012, 15:53:42 PM: And Israel is in the Eurovision Song Contest - or so I hear.
Title: Re: Istanbul Gets The No. 1 Spot
Post by: starman on October 12, 2012, 09:56:39 AM: and Kazakhstan is under UEFA
Title: Re: Istanbul Gets The No. 1 Spot
Post by: angela on October 12, 2012, 11:18:31 AM: we've just booked flights for a week in Istanbul in the spring, no I would'nt want to drive there, but I don't in Fethiye either, but it's a wonderful city traffic or not
Title: Re: Istanbul Gets The No. 1 Spot
Post by: KKOB on October 12, 2012, 12:22:58 PM: Istanbul's busy, but it's really no worse than any other European city I've driven in. Fethiye's an absolute piece of cake in comparison.
Title: Re: Istanbul Gets The No. 1 Spot
Post by: starman on October 12, 2012, 14:38:38 PM: Driving in Istanbul is a snitch. Been doing it for years and need to so as to get to work and back. The only thing you need to do is put your foot down, honk the horn, close your eyes and hope
Title: Re: Istanbul Gets The No. 1 Spot
Post by: KKOB on October 12, 2012, 15:51:28 PM: It's amazing the number of professional drivers that I've worked with who are afraid of driving in London. It's just fear of the unknown.