Podcast: Canakkale : A Wonderful City of Turkey

Episode 1

Hi. This is Kadir. Welcome to my podcast. Today I want to introduce my hometown in my podcast. First of all let me ask, do you love to wonder around the world? I love to visit historical and natural places. My hometown is Çanakkale, northwestern Turkey, at the mouth of Koca River (the ancient Rhodius River), on the Asian side of the Dardanelles. Originally a 15th-century Ottoman fortress called Kale-i Sultaniye, it had by the 18th century developed a reputation for its pottery, whence its name (Turkish çanak, "pot," and kale, "fortress"). The pottery industry reached its peak in the 18th and 19th centuries and has now declined; but the city has become one of the chief centers of the Turkish fish-canning industry. Çanakkale is another city which combines Asian part of Turkey to Europe; Dardanelles- the famous narrow sound separating Europe from Asia. That is the most green and beautiful city. Idol of all the contemporary youth, George Byron, commonly known as Lord Byron, was English poet, swam across Dardanelles in 1809. For that time, this was an outstanding achievement even for professionals. Till his death, Byron was proud of this conduct not less than he was proud of his best poem “Harold the Child”. Nowadays, a ferry crosses Dardanelles once per hour, just enough time to go the upper deck and spin a cup of tea. Drink your tea and look at the formidable waves below and at the sky above. After that “Dardanelle is the only sound on Earth that once got… whipped!” Today is over; you can follow all the other episodes on my blog which is actioninenglish.blogspot.com. Bye.