2. Turkey country of my dreams
My most favorite country is Turkey. Since childhood, I have loved this country. I
absolutely love its geographical location, culture, language, and natural beauty.
Turkey is my dream destination, and I would absolutely love to settle there one
day. It is one of the top tourist countries in the world. Millions of tourists visit
Turkey every year and have the best time of their life.
I am totally in love with Turkish food, and delights. The salty goodness
with a touch of sweetness is totally delicious. My favorite Turkish dish is
doner, I totally love it. I absolutely recommend it to you. Turkish cuisine,
in my opinion, is the best cuisine in the world. And let me tell you that
you should most probably try Baklava. If you even taste it once, you will
fell in love with it.
3. Turkey is a historic country. It is full of rich history, and
architecture. Istanbul was the capital of the Ottoman
empire from 1453 till 1923. It is full of Ottoman-style
palaces, mosques, and hammams. It has a rich culture
filled with historic beauty. Millions of people visit Topkapi
palace, and Sultan Ahmet Mosque every year.
Turkey is famous for its natural beauty too. It has the
most beautiful beaches, mountains, and deserts. I
personally love beaches like I would love to sit and
watch the beauty of the Bosphorous every single day.
It is a country that has places like heaven on Earth. You
must have heard of Bodrum, Antalya, and many
beautiful places like Cappadocia, etc. I would love to
visit them all one day.
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Turkey is the bridge betweenEurope and
Asia. 75 million people live there. Turkey has
many cities with ancient history, and largest
and arguably the most beautifulcity is
Istanbul. Constantinople was the nameof
Istanbul a long time ago. One on the
mostfamous attractions in Istanbul , the
HagiaSophia what is mean Holy Wisdom
fromGreek language. It is a great
architecturalbeauty and an important
monument both forByzantine and for
Ottoman Empires. Once achurch, later a
mosque, and now a museum, people from
Turkey consider Hagia Sophia tobe one of
their most precious landmarks
5. The Nemrut Mountain is another very
ancientattraction in Turkey which
located in theProvince of Adyaman.
The Commagene Statewas founded in
the first century B.C. KingAntiochus ,
who was known to be an art lover,
decided that his grave should be at
thesummit of Nemrut Mountain and
he said , " Those who come to visit my
grave shouldwear their most beautiful
clothes and themost fragrant
perfumes".
6. And another historical and
ancient place inTurkey name
is Cappadocia. It is a
geologicalwonderland which is
sometimes consideredto have
covered a triangular area. Its
vastgrassland was ideal for
raising horses, sheepand other
small stock. Silver , copper and
salthave been mined. In the
Persian Language theword of
Cappadocia , meant " Land of
the wellbred horses".
7. Pamukkale is another beautiful and
historicalplace in Turkey. The
Pamukkale , meaning"Cotton Castle" in
the Turkish language, it isnatural site
in the province in southwesternTurkey.
The city contains hot springs-terracesof
carbonate minerals left by the
flowingwater. People have bathed in its
pools forthousands of years.
8. The Ephesus is one of the most famous
placein Turkey . The House of the Virgin
Marywithin this ancient city. Ephesus
which wasestablished as a port, used to be
the mostimportant commercial centre , as
it played agreat role in the ancient times
with itsstrategic location.
Turkey has four seas. The names of the fourseas are :
The Black Sea, The Sea of Marmara, The Aegean Sea and
The Mediterranean Sea.
9. square
780.6 thousand square km
capital Ankara
Currency unit Turkish lira
Main religion Islam (practice by 95% of the population
visiting card
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10. Mosque
Sultanahmet
Mosque
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The Blue Mosque, or
Sultanahmet Mosque
is the first most
important mosque in
Istanbul. It has six
minarets: four, as
usual, on the sides,
and two slightly less
tall ones on the outer
corners. Considered
an outstanding
example of Islamic
and world
architecture
11. Popular Turkish actors actresses
Burak Ozcivit
Date of birth: December 24, 1984
Fahriye Evjen
Date of birth: June 4, 1986.
Neslihan Atağül
Date of birth: August 20, 1992
12. baklava
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baklava is an oriental sweet in the
form of a layer cake soaked in butter
and syrup, stuffed with crushed nuts,
sugar and cardamom.
13. interesting
facts
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Turkey accounts for
approximately two-thirds of the
world's hazelnut production.
Türkiye is one of the
calmest countries in
terms of crime
There are a huge number of
cats here.
Turks love them very much
14. The world's first university was built in
Turkey
Türkiye ranks second in the world in bread
consumption.
Turkey is not only a popular resort, it is also an
ancient country with interesting traditions and a rich
history
Surnames for Turks appeared only in 1934. Before
that, they got by with just their names.