About Turkey
Turkey GENERAL
Tuesday, 09 December 2008 14:53
Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye), officially the Republic of Turkey (Türkiye Cumhuriyeti ), is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwestern Asia and the Balkan region of southeastern Europe. The Department of the Prime Minister
Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye), officially the Republic of Turkey (Türkiye Cumhuriyeti ), is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwestern Asia and the Balkan region of southeastern Europe.
Ä°stanbul
Tuesday, 09 December 2008 13:39
he strait lying between the two continents is called "The Bosphorus" meaning "The Strait of the Cow" in Ancient Greek. According to the myth, God of the Gods Zeus was married to Goddess Hera. However Zeus was not satisfied with only one woman, by using his attraction and skills, he was having affairs with different women. Io was one of them. Once jealous Hera realized the affair between Io and Zeus, she turned Io into a cow. She ordered a bee to chase Io. Io was in pain ,she started to run like crazy and the way she ran along became today's Bosphorus... Istanbul
Ankara
Tuesday, 09 December 2008 13:19
The city of Ankara lies in the center of Anatolia on the eastern edge of the great, high Anatolian Plateau, at an altitude of 850 meters. It is the center of the province of the same name, which is a predominantly fertile wheat steppe-land with forested areas in its northeast region.
Ä°ZMÄ°R
Tuesday, 09 December 2008 13:01
Bodrum
Tuesday, 09 December 2008 12:48
An impressive medieval castle built by the Knights of Rhodes guards the entrance to Bodrum's dazzling blue bay, in which the Aegean and the Mediterranean Seas meet. The town's charm is well-known, attracting a diverse population of vacationers who stroll along its long palm-lined waterfront, while elegant yachts crowd the marina.
Antalya
Tuesday, 09 December 2008 12:38
Legendary Anatolia, or Asia Minor is one of the countries surrounding the Miditerranean Sea which was eventually the birth-place of a bold and unsurpassed civilization for centuries. This peninsula of the Turkish Republic has the coastline on the Mediterranean Sea, almost half of which is the border of Antalya City.
Mardin
Tuesday, 09 December 2008 12:33
Buildings in an older section of Mardin View from Mardin over the plains of Mesopotamia, with the minaret of the Reyhane Mosque in front. Dayro d-Mor Hananyo also known as Deyrulzafarân, a Syriac Orthodox monastery a few kilometers outside Mardin. Formerly the seat of the Patriarchate of Antioch.Mardin is a city in southeastern Turkey. The capital of Mardin Province, the city is known for its indigenous architecture and uniquely-crafted stone buildings, and for its strategic location on a rocky mountain overlooking the plains of northern Syria. Kurds, Turks, Arabs and Syriacs form the majority of Mardin's 70,000 citizens, who have lived peacefully side-by-side throughout most of the centuries. Turkish language is the lingua franca for communication between these separate ethnic groups.
Nevsehir
Tuesday, 09 December 2008 12:16
Nevsehir is a regional transport hub and provincial town for the surrounding area. It's close enough to the sites of Cappadocia to make it practical as a base from which to tour, but it doesn't have the same 'charm' as the smaller Cappadocian towns and villages. Useful place to find buses and any bus coming from the west will stop here on the way through. The city is about 30 km to Tuzkoy airport and 100 km to Kayseri airport. It's 1150 meters above sea level, experience a Continental climate, has a population of 310.000, and an area of 5.467 square km.
Denizli
Tuesday, 09 December 2008 12:00
Situated in the inner part of the Aegean Region, is Denizli, a tourist attraction city with its numerous beauty. Dating back to the Calcholithic age, this was the site of a settlement of the earliest communities, and changed hands continuously, becoming the center of various civilizations in different time periods.
The ancient city of Laodikeia is here, with its ruins awaiting for the sightseers in addition to Triopolis which was known as the center of bishops, while Christianity spread. Laodikeia was one of the Seven Churches mentioned in the book of Revelations. The city is still the subject of excavations.
Hierapolis is another ancient city, being a historical treasure, while it also offers a real wonder of nature. Named as "Pamukkale" (meaning Cotton Castle in Turkish) this place is astonishingly beautiful, and unique in the world with its white travertine offering marvelous scenery.
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