User blog comment:Mr.Xeight/Forum for the Federation of Greece in the Universe of 1983:Doomsday/@comment-1593341-20100824074802

Rehabitation of nuked cities and rehabitation of surrounding areas affected by fallout are entirely different. When referring to Thrace and the bosphorus area being uninhabitable for 20 years I would agree Istanbul, Izmit, etc. being uninhabitable for quite a long time though a couple years after they could be explored relatively safely, but the rest of the land would be good for habitation after a year or so. Sooner if actively decontaminated (unlikely though)