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Buyukada (in Turkish meaning "Big Island"; is the largest of the nine islands consisting the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara. It is officially a neighbourhood in the Adalar district of Istanbul - Turkey.
As on the other islands, motorized vehicles – except service vehicles – are forbidden, so visitors explore the island by foot, bicycle, in horse-drawn carriages, or by riding donkeys. During the Byzantine period, prince and other royalty were exiled on the island, and later members of the Ottoman sultans family were exiled here too, lending the Princes' islands their present name. During the 19th century the islands became a popular resort for Istanbul's wealthy, and Victorian era cottages and houses are still preserved.

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