Bosnian pilgrim walking to Makkah reaches Turkey

Bosnian Muslim Senad Hadzic, who left home in December to walk to Makkah for the Hajj, on Monday told AFP he had reached the Bosphorus in Turkey. "Until now, I have been on the road for about sixty days, doing between 20 and 60 kilometers per day," Hadzic told AFP by phone.
Hadzic, 47, left the Bosnian north-eastern town Banovici on December 10. He reached Istanbul after crossing Serbia and Bulgaria on his 6,000 kilometre (3,600 mile) intended walk. He plans to arrive to Makkah in mid-October, in time of Eid-ul-Adha. In his backpack, Hadzic carried only holy Quran, a prayer rug and maps and flags of the countries on his road to Makkah.