We're driving along a patch of road that all of the sudden becomes E-X-T-R-E-M-E-L-Y wide. One lane to the right is the normal size. The lane we're in could be filled with 5 rows of cars.
Why is it like that you ask? Well, so did my sister.
"It's for the planes to land."
Planes?
You see, the Turkish have thought ahead. During wartime, there will have to be places other than runways for planes to land. So, throughout Turkey, you'll find these long strips of roadway with a reeeeally, reeeally wide lane and one narrow one.
I guess being surrounded by Iran, Iraq, and at one time, the U.S.S.R. along one border and Greece on part of the other can make you paranoid about war. Paranoid is prepared and you're grateful for it when the need arises.
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