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which with umlauts can mean "place of exile." What Surgun d means only the owner knows.
So, you may be dreaming of a Blue Cruise on a gaff-rigged schooner like Surgun d. If so, you might
like to cruise through history along Turkey's west coast and among Aegean islands of Greece as did
Umur Pasha, the Lion of God. Or you might like to charter a schooner to cruise through history along
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the south coast of Turkey as did Thomas the Slav.
Or you might like to do both. Schooner cruising
along the west and south coasts of Turkey and among adjacent islands of Greece. Do you already plan
to holiday in Greece or Turkey? With your family? And/or with a group of friends? Would you like to
holiday aboard a schooner chartered in Turkey? Would you like to charter a schooner to cruise the
Aegean from Bodrum? Or from Kusadasi? Near ancient Ephesus? The premier tourist attraction in Turkey?
It was in 1304 that the Tribe of Aydin took Ephesus from the Byzantine Empire, and it was not long
afterward that its Turcoman horsemen began adapting to the sea. In those shifting tides the emirs of
Aydin built a massive fleet, and in one such tidal shift Umur Ghazi sailed with 200 warships to the
1343 relief of Byzantine Emperor John Cantacuzenus then besieged by invading Serbs and Bulgars. Do
you have an interest in history? Do your children have an interest in history? The eastern
Mediterranean is often termed the cradle of civilization. It is also the crossroads of history. Come
learn for yourself. Charter a schooner cruising the Greek and Turkish Aegean. Begin your holiday in
Marmaris. Or in Bodrum. Sail to Rhodes or Kos in Greece. Come aboard Surgun d, a charter schooner
offering unforgettable holidays. Come aboard a charter schooner with an experienced crew able to show
you the Aegean islands of Greece, and able to show you the AD 822 route up the Turkish coast to
Constantinople of Thomas The Slav's siege fleet. Or its AD 823 route back whence it came. Thomas the
Slav was one of Byzantine Empress Irene's generals, a handsome and personable general, too, until
Irene's throne was usurped by Michael II who stripped Thomas of his rank. Headquartered at Antioch,
now Antakya, on the eastern fringe of the empire, Thomas the Slav rallied Anatolia to his cause,
crowned himself pretender, and struck back. His fleet sailed west and then around Anatolia while
his army marched overland to besiege Constantinople. On this occasion, however, the Bulgar enemy
proved to be a Bulgar friend of the empire, and with its help the usurper Michael II put an end
to the pretender Thomas the Slav. History. There's more. Come learn for yourself. Come learn
aboard Surgun d, a popular gaff-rigged schooner cruising the Greek and Turkish Aegean. Contact
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