Istanbul to Tbilisi - Revision history

Peter at 12:40, 19 January 2026

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	{{Infobox L2L stage		{{Infobox L2L stage
			\| title =
	\| theme = Consequence, Interior & the Caucasus		\| theme = Consequence, Interior & the Caucasus
	\| phase = Europe & Near East		\| phase = Europe & Near East
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	\| distance = —		\| distance = —
	\| season = Spring or Autumn preferred		\| season = Spring or Autumn preferred

			\| air_start = IST
			\| rail_start =
			\| port_start =
			\| air_end = TBS
			\| rail_end =
			\| port_end =

	\| prev = [[Vienna to Istanbul]]		\| prev = [[Vienna to Istanbul]]
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	\| notes = The Gallipoli loop is mandatory and precedes all eastward movement; mapping optimisation is subordinate to symbolic intent.		\| notes = The Gallipoli loop is mandatory and precedes all eastward movement; mapping optimisation is subordinate to symbolic intent.
	}}		}}'''Stage intent:''' This stage exists to '''move beyond the continental hinge and into consequence'''.

	= Stage ~~Intent =~~
	This stage exists to '''move beyond the continental hinge and into consequence'''.

	Having reached Istanbul, the journey does not proceed eastward immediately. It first turns south to the Gallipoli Peninsula — not as commemoration, but as reckoning — before returning through Istanbul and committing to the Anatolian interior. Only after this deliberate pause does the route turn east across plateau, altitude, and distance toward the Caucasus.		Having reached Istanbul, the journey does not proceed eastward immediately. It first turns south to the Gallipoli Peninsula — not as commemoration, but as reckoning — before returning through Istanbul and committing to the Anatolian interior. Only after this deliberate pause does the route turn east across plateau, altitude, and distance toward the Caucasus.
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	The southern loop to Gallipoli is mandatory and intentionally interrupts momentum. Distance yields to gravity and progress is suspended before the journey resumes inland. Upon return to Istanbul, the route withdraws from the sea and accepts plateau logic, administrative centres, geological time, and frontier climates as the governing forces.		The southern loop to Gallipoli is mandatory and intentionally interrupts momentum. Distance yields to gravity and progress is suspended before the journey resumes inland. Upon return to Istanbul, the route withdraws from the sea and accepts plateau logic, administrative centres, geological time, and frontier climates as the governing forces.

	'''Route authority statement:'''		'''Route authority statement:''' The authoritative routing, sequencing, inclusion, symbolism, and constraints of this stage are governed by the ''L2L Waypoint Spreadsheet''. Mapping software defaults and fastest-route optimisation are subordinate.
	The authoritative routing, sequencing, inclusion, symbolism, and constraints of this stage are governed by the ''L2L Waypoint Spreadsheet''. Mapping software defaults and fastest-route optimisation are subordinate.

	== Canonical Waypoints ==		== Canonical Waypoints ==
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	== Continuity ==		== Continuity ==
	* '''~~Previous~~:''' [[Vienna to Istanbul]]		* '''Prev:''' [[Vienna to Istanbul]]
	* '''Next:''' [[Tbilisi to Baku]]		* '''Next:''' [[Tbilisi to Baku]]

Peter at 09:20, 19 January 2026

2026-01-19T09:20:09Z

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Peter: Peter moved page Stage 4 - IST-TBS to Istanbul to Tbilisi: Stage renaming

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Peter moved page Stage 4 - IST-TBS to Istanbul to Tbilisi: Stage renaming

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Peter at 05:29, 18 January 2026

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	\| phase_id = europe-near-east		\| phase_id = europe-near-east

	\| image = ~~Fatihistanbul~~.jpg		\| image = View_of_Tbilisi_from_Tabori_Church_2023-10-08-2.jpg
	\| caption = ~~Istanbul at the threshold between Europe and Asia~~		\| caption = Northfacing view of Tbilisi from Tabori Monastery

	\| map = Stage_4_IST-TBS_map.png		\| map = Stage_4_IST-TBS_map.png

Peter at 14:31, 17 January 2026

2026-01-17T14:31:33Z

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	\| theme = Consequence, Interior & the Caucasus		\| theme = Consequence, Interior & the Caucasus
	\| phase = Europe & Near East		\| phase = Europe & Near East
			\| phase_id = europe-near-east

	\| image = Fatihistanbul.jpg		\| image = Fatihistanbul.jpg

Peter at 13:17, 17 January 2026

2026-01-17T13:17:38Z

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	\| waypoints = Istanbul → Gallipoli Peninsula → Istanbul → Ankara → Cappadocia → Erzurum → Kars → Tbilisi		\| waypoints = Istanbul → Gallipoli Peninsula → Istanbul → Ankara → Cappadocia → Erzurum → Kars → Tbilisi

	\| countries = Turkey; Georgia		\| countries = Turkey, Georgia
	\| surface = Road		\| surface = Road
	\| distance = —		\| distance = —

Peter at 13:08, 17 January 2026

2026-01-17T13:08:24Z

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	{{Infobox L2L stage		{{Infobox L2L stage
	\| stage = Stage 4		\| stage = Stage 4
	\| code = IST–TBS		\| code = IST–TBS
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	\| map_caption = Route overview (schematic)		\| map_caption = Route overview (schematic)

	\| ~~from~~ = [[Istanbul]]		\| waypoints = Istanbul → Gallipoli Peninsula → Istanbul → Ankara → Cappadocia → Erzurum → Kars → Tbilisi
	~~\| to = [[Tbilisi]]~~
	\| countries = Turkey; Georgia		\| countries = Turkey; Georgia

	\| surface = Road		\| surface = Road
	\| distance = —		\| distance = —
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	\| notes = Spreadsheet authority: waypoints and constraints override “fastest route” mapping.		\| notes = Spreadsheet authority: waypoints and constraints override “fastest route” mapping.
	}}		}}


	= Stage 4 — IST–TBS =		= Stage 4 — IST–TBS =

Peter at 12:50, 17 January 2026

2026-01-17T12:50:39Z

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	\| notes = Spreadsheet authority: waypoints and constraints override “fastest route” mapping.		\| notes = Spreadsheet authority: waypoints and constraints override “fastest route” mapping.
	}}		}}



	= Stage 4 — IST–TBS =		= Stage 4 — IST–TBS =

Peter at 12:33, 17 January 2026

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	\| phase = Europe & Near East		\| phase = Europe & Near East

	\| image = ~~Istanbul_skyline~~.jpg		\| image = Fatihistanbul.jpg
	\| caption = Istanbul at the threshold between Europe and Asia		\| caption = Istanbul at the threshold between Europe and Asia
	~~\| alt = Skyline view of Istanbul~~

	\| map = Stage_4_IST-TBS_map.png		\| map = Stage_4_IST-TBS_map.png
	\| map_caption = Route overview (schematic)		\| map_caption = Route overview (schematic)
	~~\| map_alt = Map showing the Istanbul to Tbilisi stage~~

	\| from = [[Istanbul]]		\| from = [[Istanbul]]
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	\| season = Spring or Autumn preferred		\| season = Spring or Autumn preferred

	\| prev = [[Stage 3 — VIE–IST]]		\| prev = [[Stage 3 - VIE-IST\|Stage 3 — VIE–IST]]
	\| next = [[Stage 5 — TBS–BAK]]		\| next = [[Stage 5 - TBS-BAK\|Stage 5 — TBS–BAK]]

	\| notes = Spreadsheet authority: waypoints and constraints override “fastest route” mapping.		\| notes = Spreadsheet authority: waypoints and constraints override “fastest route” mapping.
	}}		}}

Peter at 12:17, 17 January 2026

2026-01-17T12:17:48Z

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	{{Infobox L2L stage		{{Infobox L2L stage
	\| stage = Stage 4		\| stage = Stage 4
	\| code = IST–TBS		\| code = IST–TBS
	\| theme = Consequence, Interior & the Caucasus		\| theme = Consequence, Interior & the Caucasus
			\| phase = Europe & Near East

	\| image = Istanbul_skyline.jpg		\| image = Istanbul_skyline.jpg
	\| caption = Istanbul at the threshold between Europe and Asia		\| caption = Istanbul at the threshold between Europe and Asia
			\| alt = Skyline view of Istanbul

	\| ~~from~~ = ~~[[Istanbul]]~~		\| map = Stage_4_IST-TBS_map.png
	\| to = ~~[[Tbilisi]]~~		\| map_caption = Route overview (schematic)
	\| ~~countries~~ = ~~Turkey; Georgia~~		\| map_alt = Map showing the Istanbul to Tbilisi stage

	\| ~~surface~~ = ~~Road~~		\| from = [[Istanbul]]
	\| ~~distance~~ = —		\| to = [[Tbilisi]]
	\| ~~season~~ = ~~Spring or Autumn preferred~~		\| countries = Turkey; Georgia

	\| ~~prev~~ = ~~[[Stage 3~~ — ~~VIE–IST]]~~		\| surface = Road
	\| ~~next~~ = ~~[[Stage 5 — TBS–BAK]]~~		\| distance = —
			\| season = Spring or Autumn preferred

	\| notes = ~~This stage marks the irreversible departure from Europe~~ and ~~the entry into the Caucasus interior~~.		\| prev = [[Stage 3 — VIE–IST]]
			\| next = [[Stage 5 — TBS–BAK]]

			\| notes = Spreadsheet authority: waypoints and constraints override “fastest route” mapping.
	}}		}}