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• Total distance: ? km
• Official biketour Turkish number: (0090)5542699611

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begin - near Svilengrad border 16 July

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Sleeping places

16 July (Wednesday) 20 km past Svilengrad border - aprox. 40km

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     • Somewhere 20 km past border…
     • This part will be nasty and can be really slow. Crossing border will take long (they check all bags) and maybe we need to walk some parts cause of safety reason. Aprox first 6 km after border there is lot of traffic (lorries!) and only 1,5 meter (max) space on the side of the road (sometimes there is a pavement we could possibly take)

• SLEEP: ?
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  • How to get there:
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• FOOD: ?

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• Media contacts:
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17 July (Thursday) Sogutludere - 30 km (NOT CONFIRMED)

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• SLEEP: ?
• IDEAS: Cycle and some rest (short distance). we could maybe cycle further this day... 30 km is not much...

18 July (Friday) Cavuskoy - 51,5 km (NOT CONFIRMED)

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• SLEEP: ?

19 July,20 July&21 July (Saturday,Sunday&Monday) Kıyıkoy Kasatura (national park) - 52 km (NOT CONFIRMED)

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• SLEEP:we will stay three nights at...
• IDEAS: Kiyikoy has a natural park! We plan to stay here three nights, so we can have one day for rest and one day for action. The action could be done in together with local groups who protest against a planned oil pipeline in this area.

22 July (Tuesday) Cerkezkoy - 48km (NOT CONFIRMED)

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• SLEEP: ?

23 July (Wednesday) Istanbul (Beyoglu: centre) - ?km (NOT CONFIRMED)

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  1. There is a new plan to enter Istanbul. Before we thought to cycle and take a part of road D010 (via Ihsaniye) to enter Istanul, but due to work on a highway near to this road, there is much heavy traffic here (I have never seen so many trucks!!!!).
     • Suha found out trains don’t take bikes here. It would be possible but too expensive to arrange a special train part for our bikes. But another solution: We can call Gurkan (02827265055), a transporter of a cooperative of lorry transport. He will be able to arrange 1 truck to transport our bikes and ourselves (anyone has problem with taking a lorry?). People can also take trains (without bike) at 7:00 and 10:30 am and 19:30 pm from Cerkezkoy to Istanbul.
• SLEEP: ?

24 July&25 July (Friday&Saturday) Istanbul - 0km (NOT CONFIRMED)

• ROUTE: 1REST & 1actionday
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• SLEEP: ?
• IDEAS: sleep here 3 nights: one resting day and one action day. The action day will be organized together with barisa Pedal (activist bike-group) and purpose is to promote the use of bikes for transport and use of renewable energy sources.

27 July (Sunday) Sile - 52km (NOT CONFIRMED)

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• Idea: Still valid? Today there will be a bike-parade organized together with Barisa pedal. As a huge group we will leave Istanbul and plans are to cycle over the Bosphorus bridge to Asia.

28 July (Monday) Agva - 34km (NOT CONFIRMED)

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• SLEEP: ?

29 July&30 July (Tuesday&Wednesday) Kerpe Sarısu Koyu - 45km (NOT CONFIRMED)

• ROUTE:
  1. From ... to ... 2nd day is a rest day
     • Kerpe Sarısu Koyu is a really beautiful natural site with rocks and mountains…
• SLEEP: ?

31 July (Thursday) Karasu - 55km (NOT CONFIRMED)

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• SLEEP: ? (famous but nice beach, not so nice motor race circuit near)

31 July (Thursday) Karasu - 55km (NOT CONFIRMED)

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• SLEEP: ? (famous but nice beach, not so nice motor race circuit near)

1 August (Friday) Cumayeri - 50km (NOT CONFIRMED)

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• SLEEP: ?

2 August (Saturday) Alaplı Seyfetler  - 60km (NOT CONFIRMED)

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• SLEEP: ?

3 August (Sunday) Zonguldak - ? km (NOT CONFIRMED)

• ROUTE: 2 possibilities
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     • Route between Alapli and Zonguldak (and maybe even earlier then Alapli?) asks for alternative!!! Cycling on D010 coastal road could be too dangerous here: many trucks, heavy traffic. Suha and Yo are checking out alternatives (Suha will talk with Barisa Pedal people and Murat about this and will contact mayor of Zonguldak to see if he can help out).
• SLEEP: ?

4 August (Monday) Fylios - ? km (NOT CONFIRMED)

• ROUTE: Poss.train + half rest? ( or cycle?)
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     • Suha will check train times, prices and possibilities of taking bikes in train between Zonguldak and Fylios/Gokceller.
• SLEEP: ?

5 August,6 August&7 August (Tuesday,Wednesday&Thursday) Amasra - 59km (NOT CONFIRMED)

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• SLEEP: ?
• Ideas: Possible action against planned thermic power plant on 1 of the 2 stopped days

8 August (Friday) Karpısuyu - 47,5km (NOT CONFIRMED)

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• SLEEP: ?

9 August (Saturday) Sakallı - 40km (NOT CONFIRMED)

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• SLEEP: ?

10 August&11 August (Sunday&Monday) Doganyurt - 51km (NOT CONFIRMED)

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• SLEEP: ?

12 August (Tuesday) Abana - 52,6km (NOT CONFIRMED)

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• SLEEP: ?

13 August&14 August (Wednesday&Thursday) Ayancık - 62km (NOT CONFIRMED)

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• SLEEP: ?
• Ideas: Action?
  • Can we establish contacts with the local action group? Would it be good plan to organize an action with them? Suha can you check this out?

15 August (Friday) Sarikum/Ecotopıa - 30km (NOT CONFIRMED)

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• SLEEP: ?