TURKEY

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TURKEY
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• Turkey is often called "the cradle of
  civilization," as it has been home to a rich
  variety of tribes and nations of people since
  6500 B.C. Hattis, Hittites, Phrygians, Urartians,
  Lycians, Lydians, Ionians, Persians, Macedonians,
  Romans, Byzantines, Seljuks and Ottomans have all
  held important places in Turkey's history

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MOUNT NEMRUT - ADIYAMAN - TURKEY
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• Ancient sites and ruins throughout the country
  attest to each civilization's unique character

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• Turkey has always been a land where different
  beliefs and religions has appeared

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THE FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH - ANTIOCH - TURKEY
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ANCIENT ARMENIAN GREGORIAN CHURH IN AKDAMAR
ISLAND - VAN
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SUMELA ORTHODOX MONASTERY - TRABZON
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ST. IRENE CHURH - ISTANBUL
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ST. SOPHIA THE OLD CENTER OF EASTERN CHURCH
(ORTHODOX PATRIARCHY) - ISTANBUL
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ISTANBUL
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WHIRLING DERVISHES
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HAREM TOPKAPI MUSEUM - ISTANBUL
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• Although the Republic of Turkey was founded in
  1923, the Turks have been settled in Anatolia
  since the 11th century

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MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATÜRKTHE FOUNDER OF MODERN
TURKISH REPUBLIC
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• Total population of Turkey is 72 million people
• The Turkish language belongs to the Uralo-Altaic
  family of languages, along with Hungarian and
  Finnish

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• Turkey is famous for Turkish bath, coffee,
  delight, rug, kitchen and tourism

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ÖLÜ DENIZ FETHIYE - MUGLA
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A BAY ON THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA
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• As for Kuyucak that is in Aydin city, in the
  Aegean Region in Turkey,
• is near historical, touristic and cultural
  centers

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EPHESUS
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HIERAPOLIS
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VIRGIN MARYS HOUSE
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POPE JEAN POUL IIS VISIT IN 1979
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THE CENTER OF ANCIENT SCULPTURE APHRODISIAS
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AN OLD TURKISH VILLAGESIRINCE
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PAMUKKALE
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• TURKEY
• WELCOMES YOU!

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