The Gators began day two in Istanbul, Turkey with breakfast at the hotel before taking a ferry across the Bosphorus Strait. The team arrived on the Asian side of Istanbul, where the team played five sets (25-22, 25-16, 25-17, 25-21, 12-15) against the PSA Fire Ants at the TVF 50th Anniversary Sport Hall.<https://tvf.org.tr/> The gym is situated within the Burhan Felek Sports Complex in the Altunizade neighborhood of Üsküdar district in Istanbul, Turkey. After post-match mingling, the Gators went back to the hotel and enjoyed lunch before touring the Taksim Square & Galata Tower. The team enjoyed dinner at the Otantik Anadolu Yemekleri<http://instagram.com/otantikanadolu/?hl=en>, where they enjoyed various Turkish servings of Manti,<https://www.instagram.com/p/C3cvkbkshBf/> muhtesem çorbalari,<https://www.instagram.com/otantikanadolu/p/CzRDgqyMWcM/> Hingal<https://www.instagram.com/p/C2rpwHgsyCi/>, köftesi<https://www.instagram.com/p/CyJRFTusW23/> and ended the night with baklava <https://www.instagram.com/p/C4xhiHnsN7y/> for dessert.
Up Next: The Gators cap off their final day in Turkey tomorrow, May 21 with a match against the Team Shining Stars before touring and sightseeing the rest of the day.
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