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Unforgettable memories of your trip will be our success.
Did you know ?
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Istanbul is the only city in the world located on two continents - Europe and Asia. During its 25,000-year history, it has been the capital of the Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman Empires.
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St. Nicholas, known as Santa Claus today, was born and lived in Demre (Myra) on Turkey's Mediterranean coast. The village contains the famous Church of St. Nicholas, which contains the sarcophagus of his.
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The first man ever to fly was Turkish. Using two wings, Hezarfen Ahmet Celebi flew from the Galata Tower over the Bosphorus to land in Usküdar in the 17th century.
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Many archeologists and biblical scholars believe Noah's Ark landed on Agri Dagi (Mount Ararat) in eastern Turkey
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Turks introduced coffee to Europe
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Julius Caesar issued his celebrated proclamation, Veni, Vidi, Vici (“I came, I saw, I conquered”), in Turkey upon defeating the Pontus, a formidable kingdom in the Black Sea region of Turkey.
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Alexander the Great conquered a large territory in what is now Turkey, and also cut the Gordion Knot in the Phrygian capital (Gordium), not far from Turkey's present-day capital (Ankara).
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Aesop - famous all over the world for his fables and parables - was born in Anatolia.
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Homer was born in Izmir on the west coast of Turkey. He depicted Troy in his epic Iliad.
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Part of Turkey's southwestern shore was a wedding gift from Marc Antony to Cleopatra.
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The number of archaeological excavations going on in Turkey every year is at least 150.
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Writing was first used by people in ancient Anatolia. The first clay tablets - in the ruins of Assyrian Karum (a merchant colony) - date back to 1950 B.C.
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The last home of the Virgin Mary is in Selçuk, Turkey.
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Leonardo da Vinci drew designs for a bridge over the Bosphorus, the strait that flows through Europe and Asia. (Although da Vinci’s bridge was never built, there are now two bridges over the Bosphorus.)
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The world's oldest temple from BC 11.000 exists in Urfa Gobekli Hill.
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The word `Christian` was used for the first time in history in Antioch at Orontes.
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7 Ecumenical Council of Christianity have taken place in various parts Anatolia.
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Total area of the Topkapi palace is double the size of the Vatican; the buildings of the palace cover only 4% of the total area.
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Atatürk has written a book of geometry.
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The symbol of Ottoman Empire `coat of arms' has been an idea of Victoria, Queen of England.
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The first coffeehouses opened in Tahtakale in 1554, the usage of tobacco began in 1605.
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The first earthquake of Istanbul was in 358.
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Turks gave the Dutch their famous tulips.
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The First Ecumenical Council was held in Iznik ( Nicea ) , Turkey.
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The richest flora is in Turkey and almost every year new plant species are gained to the world literature.
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The millienum stone at Sultanahmet Istanbul was the zero meridian point of the world once upon a time.
Istanbul is the only city in the world located on two continents - Europe and Asia.
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