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  • Turkey is now located at the intersection of Asia
    and Europe, a meeting point of European, Asian
    and Middle Eastern cultures.

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  • Turkish is spoken on the geography stretching
    from Greece to China by more than 200 million
    Turkish people.

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  • Istanbul is the only city in the world located in
    two continents Asia and Europe. Founded in the
    639 BC, it was the capital of Eastern Roman and
    Ottoman Empires since 300 BC.

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  • Istanbuls Grand Bazaar is a 540 years old
    covered shopping mall of 64 streets, 4000 shops,
    22 entrances and 25,000 workers.

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  • The largest Neolithic human settlement with the
    longest history of continuous habitation (since
    7000 BC) was found in Catalhoyuk, Turkey.
  • Every year, at least 150 archeological
    excavations are going on in Turkey.

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  • Two of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world,
    the Temple of the Artemis and the Mausoleum at
    Halicarnassus, are in Turkey.

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  • Early Christians escaping from the Roman
    persecution nearly 2000 years ago sheltered in
    the caves of Cappadocia in central Anatolia.

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  • The city of Troy, the cite of the ancient Trojan
    Wars, is located in Western Turkey.

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  • The Prophet Abraham is believed to be born in
    Urfa, Turkey, and started his long journey from
    there.

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  • The first synagogue in Anatolia (Minor Asia) was
    built in 1324 with the permission of Sultan
    Orhan, as an encouragement to the Jewish
    community which was suffering under Byzantine
    rule then.

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  • The last home of Virgin Mary is believed to be in
    Ephesus, Turkey.

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  • According to legend, Noahs ark landed on
    Mountain Ararat in Eastern Turkey.

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  • The rich tradition of Turkish cuisine is popular
    throughout the world.
  • It includes a wide variety of hot and cold hors
    doeuvers known everywhere as meze,
  • a wide selection of grilled meats Kebap,
  • stuffed and wrapped vegetables dolma,
  • savory pastries borek,
  • pilav and dishes with olive oil and butter
  • as well as a wide variety of desserts among them
    Turkish delight, baklava, helva, kadayif and
    several puddings.

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  • Turkey provides 70 of the worlds hazelnuts. The
    nut in your chocolate bars was most likely grown
    in Turkey.
  • Turks gave Dutch their famous tulips.
  • Turks introduced coffee to the Europe.

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  • Turkey started membership negotiations with
    European Union in 2005, and most likely will
    become a member of the Union in the next decade.

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  • Education is regarded vital in any Turkish
    family.
  • I would serve for forty years for anybody who
    would teach me even one letter.
  • Teacher has a very respected status in Turkish
    society.

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