Statue of Turgut Reis Traditional Cache

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bulcacher: I went by to check, and I checked all the other holes around, just to be sure, but it isn't there anymore. I want a place in Istanbul to be able to leave trackables, but I want it to be safe, too, so I'm not going to put another box here right away. I'm sorry for the trackables that were in there, particularly the ones with goals. Hopefully some were taken and just haven't been logged yet.

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Hidden : 4/30/2013
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

A small cache along the sea road in Istanbul.

Turgut Reis, who lived from 1485 to 1565 was an Ottoman admiral and privateer.  During his time as naval commander in the Ottoman Empire, he built up the city of Tripoli, making it one of the most impressive city along the North African coast.  The statue dedicated to this man is very near, but not at the cache. 

I've been looking around Istanbul for a place to put a slightly larger cache that can hold geocoins and some TBs.  I think I found a spot in the wall behind this statue.  It is an interesting place, and should be relatively muggle free most of the time.  Please be careful to cover the cache back the way you found it, or with TWO stones covering it, if you didn't find it that way.  Please help this cache last, as it is one of the biggest ones "in the wild" in Istanbul.   I left a few of my bottle top micro cache in the container for the first few to find. If you take one and use it someplace, please let me know. You can get to the cache by walking down through Gulhane Park. It's a short walk from the sea side exit. Happy Caching!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Orgjrra 1 naq 1.5 zrgref bss gur tebhaq va gur jnyy.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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