Turkey
stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest
Asia and the Balkan region of south-eastern Europe.
Turkey borders eight countries. It borders the
Mediterranean Sea to the south, the Aegean Sea to the
west, and the Black Sea to the north. Turkey also
contains the Sea of Marmara, which is used by
geographers to mark the border between Europe and Asia,
thus making Turkey transcontinental.
 The
region comprising modern Turkey has overseen the birth
of major civilizations such as the Byzantine and Ottoman
Empires. Turkey's culture has a unique blend of Eastern
and Western tradition. The history of human habitation
goes back 25,000 years. Some of the earliest-known human
communities are here. Hittites, Phrygians, Greeks,
Romans, Byzantines, Crusaders, Seljuks, Mongols,
Ottomans and others have all left their works of art and
culture in what is now the Turkish homeland.
Turkey is a democratic country whose
political system was established in 1923 under the
leadership of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Since then,
Turkey has become increasingly integrated with the West
while continuing to foster relations with the Eastern
world. It is a founding member of the United Nations and
has been a member of NATO since 1952. Turkey has been in
negotiations to join the European Union since 2005.
Turkey is friendly, beautiful, culturally rich and
good value for money. It's modern enough to be comfortable yet
traditional enough to be interesting. Turkey is one of the top 10 travel
destinations in the world, welcoming more than 20 million visitors every
year. Some of the most beautiful countryside and historic
monuments can be viewed in south-western Turkey. Turkey villas are
surrounded by culture and history, offering something for everybody.
Turkey has around 8,500 km of coastline, so water sports and yachting
are big favourites. Hiking, white-water rafting, mountain-climbing and
cycling are all increasing and adventure holidays to Turkey are becoming
more and more popular. In the winter skiing is also becoming a
popular sport.
Shopping in Turkey is amazing. Turkey is famous
for it's carpets, jewellery, ceramics. Turkish carpets and kilims
are wonderful but they are justifiably not cheap, such a purchase should
be viewed as an investment as you would for any other handcrafted
antique. They have a huge textile and clothing industry and produce a
lot of fake designer goods, such a T-shirts, jeans, handbags etc. This
is a huge industry for countries such as Turkey but it is illegal in the
UK and if customs catch you with 10 neatly wrapped designer forgeries,
you can be fined.
Turkish food is now world-famous, and rightly so. The
abundance of its fields, farms, orchards, flocks and fishing boats is
exceptional, and Turkish chefs take full advantage of this. Everyone
comments on how good the food is. Not only that, the
£15 gourmet dinner (not
including wine) is still easy to do.
The Turkish people are incredibly friendly and cannot
wait to welcome you and sit and enjoy a drink with you. Enjoy and
glass of Raki and accept the hospitality as it is meant. They are
very kind people and want to please you, it can seem a bit alien at
times but it is genuine.
The turquoise coast of
Turkey is an area steeped in history with so much to see and do
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