Galata Valley

Located in Turkey, near the Alibey River, Galata Valley is an unspoiled tract of nature. Unspoiled, at least, until the Decepticons got their hands on it.

Fiction

The Transformers cartoon

In the 14th century, the Pearl of Bahoudin—the power core of a Cybertronian weather control device—was encased in a golden shell and buried in Galata Valley, to prevent it from causing havoc with the world's weather. There it remained until 1985, when Megatron was led to the valley. The Decepticon leader enlisted the aid of Professor Teranova in narrowing down the Pearl's location.

By the time the Constructicons had dug the Pearl up, a group of Autobots had been led to the valley by the Stunticons' theft of Auggie Cahnay's car. During the resulting battle, Bumblebee broke open the Pearl's protective case, unleashing a violent storm on Galata Valley. Bumblebee allowed himself to get sucked into the tornado and was able to destroy the Pearl, restoring pleasant weather to the valley. Trans-Europe Express

Notes

• Galata is actually the name of a neighborhood in Istanbul.