'''Bal?kesir''' is a city in interior Southern Marmara, Turkey.

Get in

By air

Nearest airport is '''Edremit Korfez Airport''' (IATA: '''EDO''', ICAO: '''LTFD''') located near Edremit, about 90-100 km west.

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  • By train

    Trains to Bal?kesir are available from

  • Ankara (''?zmir Mavi Treni, 9 Eylul Express, Karesi Express'')
  • Eski?ehir, Kutahya (''?zmir Mavi Treni, 9 Eylul Express, Karesi Express, Ege Express'')
  • Manisa, Izmir (''?zmir Mavi Treni, 9 Eylul Express, Karesi Express, Ege Express, 6 Eylul Express'')
  • Bandirma (''6 Eylul Express'')
  • For more info, see Turkish State Railways (TCDD) webpage [http://www.tcdd.gov.tr].

    By bus

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  • By boat

    Although Bal?kesir is an inland city away from the sea, you can take '''fast ferries''' [http://www.ido.com.tr/en/index.cfm] from Istanbul to Bandirma and then take the train or the bus for the rest.

    Get around

    See

  • Balikesir Museum ? National Forces Museum. al?kesir Muzesi ? Kuvay? Milliye Muzesi. nafartalar Caddesi. ocated at the old town hall building. 90 266 243 31 81. u-Su. Museum dedicated to the fighters of Turkish War of Independence (1921-22), became to be known as _gNational Forces_h (''Kuvay? Milliye''). Written documents, private items and photos of the fighters, and some photos of Kemal Ataturk taken when he was in the city. Archeological artifacts excavated in the surrounding region and some ethnographic artifacts are exhibited upstairs.

  • Clock Tower. aat Kulesi. nafartalar Caddesi. t the city centre, adjacent to old town hall ? the Museum. Modelled after Galata Tower of Istanbul, this clock tower was built in 1827. It took its current appearance after it was destroyed by an earthquake in 1897 and re-built.

  • State Fine Arts Gallery. evlet Guzel Sanatlar Galerisi. avu? Sokak 30. t Eski Kuyumcular Mahallesi Quarter. 90 266 241 30 45. 90 266 245 31 52 .

  • Tomb of Karesi Bey. aresi Bey Turbesi. ehind Zagnos Pasha Mosque. Mosque Tomb of Karesi Bey and his five sons. Karesi Bey was the founder of Karesi Emirate which ruled more or less

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