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HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL. Prev. Next. Turkey is a bridge between Europe and Asia with 75 million of population. Prev. Next. Turkey has seven geographical regions and. Prev. Next. 88888lk 81 provinces. Prev. Next.
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Turkey is a bridgebetweenEuropeandAsiawith 75 million of population. Prev. Next
Turkey has seven geographicalregionsand Prev. Next
88888lk 81 provinces. Prev. Next
Ankara is thecapitalcity of Turkey. Historicallyknown as Angora, Ankara is thesecondlargestcity of Turkeyafter İstanbul with 4,5 millons of population. Ankara is a very old city with various Hittite, Phrygian, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman archaeological sites. Prev. Next
It is thecitywheretheabolition of theOttmanEmpireandtheestablishment of theTurkishRepublicwasannounced. Themausoleum of Atatürk ,thefounder of the modern TurkishRepublic, is in Ankara. Prev. Next
İstanbul is theonlycity in theworldlocated on twocontinents. (EuropeandAsia ) Prev. Next
Istanbul’spopulation is 15 million. Prev. Next
Istanbulusedto be thecapitals of theEastern Roman (Byzantine) andOttomanEmpires. Prev. Next
Theoldeststatue in theworldwasfound in theprovince of Şanlıurfa/Turkey. It is 13.500 yearsold . Itwasmade in theUpperPaleolithic. Prev. Next
ThefirstUniversity of theworld is in Harran in theprovince of Şanlıurfa/ Turkey. ThedistancebetweentheEarthandtheMoonwascalculated in thisUniversity. Prev. Next
The First Temple Of TheWorld, Gobeklitepe is in theprovince of Şanlıurfa Turkey. Itwasbuilt in roughly 10.000 B.C. It is 12.000 yearsold. Scientists say that “Thisarcheolical site maychangethehistory of humanbeing”. Prev. Next
Thelargestneolitichumansettlementwiththelongesthistory of continuoushabitation (since 7000 B.C.) wasfound in Çatalhöyük Turkey. Prev. Next
Two of the Seven Wonders of theAncientWorld , TheTemple of Artemis andtheMausoleum at Halicarnassusare in Turkey. Prev. Next
ASKLEPIUS THE GOD OF MEDICINE Built in the 4th century B.C. ThePergamumAskleipion (HealingTemple) is one of the 4 Askleipions in theworld. It is in modern Bergama/İzmir. Theothersare in Peloponnese, TrikalaandKosislandGreece. (Asklepionusedto be hospitolcuringwithwater,sound of waterandmusic.) Prev. Next
Theprophet Abraham is thoughttohavebeenborn in theprovince of Şanlıurfa in SoutheasternTurkey. Prev. Next
King Midas of the golden touch, Prev. Next
Herodotus , thefather of thehistory, Prev. Next
St. Nicholas, whobecamefamous as SantaClaus, Prev. Next
St. Paul theApostle, Prev. Next
St. John theEvangelist, Prev. Next
St.Peter theApostle Prev. Next
arefromAnatolia ( AsiaMinor) Turkey. Prev. Next
St. Nicholas ,SantaClaus, wasborn in Myra. Modern Demre in theprovince of Antalya Turkey. He wasthebishop of Myra. His church is stillvisitedbymanypeple in Demre/Antalya. Prev. Next
St. Peter’schurch in Antioch is thoughtto be thefirstchristianchurch. TodayAntioch ,modern Antakya, is a province in thesouth of Turkey. Prev. Next
Leonardo Davincidesigned a bridgefor Golden Horn İstanbul but it wasneverbuilt. Prev. Next
Julius Caesaruttered his famouswords “Veni, Vidi, Vici” ( I came, I saw, I conquered ) in 47 B.C. afterdefeatingPharnaces II, theruler of the Pontus, in ZelaAsiaMinor on thesoutherncoast of theBlackSea. Modern Zile/Turkey. Prev. Next
Olympos, whichwassettled in 168 B.C. andbecameone of themostsignificantcoastalcities of ancient Lydia , is one of theimportanttouriticregions of Antalya withitsculturalvalues , excellent 3200 metercoast, ChimeraandCarettacarettas. Prev. Next
Zeugma Zeugma ancientcity, whichwasfounded on thebanks of RiverEuphrates in 300 B.C, wasone of thelargetscities in theworldwith a populationover 80.000, biggerthanPompeiandLondinium ( London) and as big as Athens. Zeugma is famousforitswonderfulmosaics. Today it is in theprovice of Gaziantep Turkey. Prev. Next
Thelasthome of VirginMary is belivedto be in Selçuk ( Ephesus ) in theprovince of İzmir Turkey. Prev. Next
The Roman Emperor Mark Anthonygave Cleopatra a bay in Sedir islandnear Marmaris /Turkey as a weddinggift. It is called Cleopatra beachtoday. It is belivedthat Mark Anthony had thesand in thatbeachbroughtfromEgyptbytheships. Thissand is flameable, it accrues in soda waterandmovesunderthemagnifyingglass. It is underprotection. Prev. Next
Homer wasborn in Smyrna. Modern theprovince of İzmir on thewestcoast of Turkey. His famousepic ,theIliad, depictsthebattlesforthecity of Troy . Prev. Next
Troyancientcity,renownedforTroyanwar, is located in theprovince of Çanakkale/Turkey on thecoast of Dardenellsstrait. Prev. Next
Paris takesaway Helen. Troyanwarwaswagedagainstthecity of TroybyAcheans (Greeks) after Paris fromTroytook Helen from her husbandMenelausking of Sparta. Prev. Next
Aesop, thefamed teller of fables, wasborn in Anatolia. Prev. Next
IntheEnglishlanguagethere is a sayingcalled “ CuttheGordiansKnot”(mening:solving a problem easily by cheating or "thinking outside the box").ThissayingwasbornthankstoAlexanderthegreatwhen he easilyconqueredthePhrygiancapitalGordiumwhich is near Ankara thepresentcapital of Turkey. WhenAlexandergreatarrivedGordium, Gordianpeoplesaidhimthattheyneeded a kingandtheywouldaccepthim as theirkingif he could be abletountietheGordianknot. Alexanderacceptedthisoffer but he took his swordandcuttheGordianknoteasilyandthusbecametheking of thatcountry. Prev. Next
Theearlychristiansescapingfrom Roman persecutionnearly 2000 yearsagosheltered in thecaves of Cappadocia in thecentralAnatolia. Prev. Next
TheNiceanCreedwasestablished in 325 A.D. bythefirstEcumenicalCouncil in Nicea, modern İznik / Turkey. Prev. Next
The site of seven churches of St. Jean werelocated in Turkey. Prev. Next
AccordingtotheIliadepic of Homeros, thefirstbeautycontest in theworldwas done in 2000 B.C. on theMountIdanearTroy in Turkey. Prev. Next
ContestantswereEris, Hera, AthenaandAphroditeandJudgewas Paris. Judged as themostbeautifulby Paris , Aphroditewonthecontest. Prev. Next
Thenames of Paris, PhiladelphiaandEuropaoriginated in Turkey. Prev. Next
Winewasbeingproduced in Anatolia as early as 4000 B.C. Prev. Next
Unveiled at the Topkapı Palace in 1929 anddrawnbyrenownedTurkishsailor Piri Reis (1457-1555) , thismapbewilderedtheworld of science since theMountainranges in Antartica , theNorthernandSoutherncoasts of theAmericanContinents , eventhemountainchainsandtheirsummits, onlydiscovered in 1952 withacousticaldevices, wereaccuratelylocatedandshown on it. Prev. Next
Women in Turkey were given the right to vote and be elected to public office in 1934, well before these rights were granted to Swiss women. Prev. Next
Atatürk ,Thecommander of theTurks A Turkishtroopliting a 275 kg of a artilleryshell. Thatshell hit TheBritshshipOcean. Dardanelles played an important role at World War I. British and its Allies, who wanted to take Istanbul, could not pass through the Dardanelles. The eight month-long struggle between the Allies and Turkish forces is known as the Battle of Gallipoli. So serious were the casualties on both sides(500.000 peopledied), that Winston CHURCHILL, Prime Minister of England, was removed from his office. Prev. Next
TheGallipoliPeninsula is a HistoricalNational Park now. It is visitedbythepeopleallovertheworld. Prev. Next
Turkey is theonlydemocratic, secularnation in theworldwith a majority of itspopulationbeingtheİslamicfaith. Prev. Next
Seven advice of Mevlana tothemankind: Ingenerosityandhelpingothers,be like a river… Incompassionandgrace,be likethe Sun… Inconcealingothers’ faults,be likethenight… Inangerandfury,be like a dead… Intolerance,be likethesea… Inmodestyandhumility,be liketheEarth… Eitherexist as youare,or be as youlook. Mevlana was awellknown13th-century AnatolianMuslim poet, jurist, theologian,philosopher and Sufi mystic. He is renownedfor his teaching of tolerance . He says: Come, Comeagain ! Whateveryouare... Theyear 2007 wasdeclared as Theyear of Mevlana byThe UNESCO. Prev. Next
Yunus Emre says: “I love all thecreatures because of oursame creator”. YunusEmre(ThePerson of Love) is one of the most important Turkish poetswholived in the 13th century. His poetry expresses a deep personal mysticism and humanism and love for everything.The year 1991 wasdeclared as YunusEmre ThePeace and Love Year byThe UNESCO. Prev. Next