Because of building restrictions, facilities and amenities may be somewhat limited making them difficult to categorize within the star system. World-class fine dining, particularly in Istanbul and Ankara where international cuisine is quite prevalent. There are also many small, family restaurants serving traditional Turkish cuisine at moderate prices and roadside establishments offer spit-roasted lamb, salads and fresh vegetables stuffed with savory rice.
Tasty local beers and fine Turkish wines are available throughout the country. Unrivaled in terms of exploring the remnants of a number of the world's most important civilizations, through countless ruins, internationally acclaimed and restored historic structures.
Music, theater dance and art are also hallmarks of Turkish culture. Turkey's diverse typography presents almost limitless opportunities for: bicycling; boating; diving; golf; hiking; rafting; and skiing snow and water.
Anatolia's nearly 1, thermal springs have generated a number of spas and therapeutic facilities. From camel wrestling to yachting, music to wine, Turkey celebrates its distinctive traditions with festivals staged every month or the year.
Turkish Airlines provides regular service to and from Turkey's seven international airports to the rest of the world. Other major international carriers have access to those gateways as well. Car and passenger ferries from many Black Sea and Mediterranean ports serve Turkish shores and rail service is available from most major European cities to Istanbul. Turkish Airlines and Turkish Railways maintain an expansive transportation network throughout the country.
The only country in the world where churches, synagogues and mosques of peacefully co-existed for centuries, the population is 99 percent Muslim. As a secular state Turkey guarantees complete freedom of worship to non-Muslims. Red background with a white crescent and star in the middle. Istanbul 9. Ankara 3. Konya 1. Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey, is built on land in the Bosporus seaway.
The city is partly in Europe and partly in Asia. Turkey is larger than the state of Texas. Turkey is one of the most earthquake prone areas on Earth and has suffered from 13 earthquakes in the past 70 years. The fault moves back and forth about 8 inches 20 centimeters a year.
Turkey's highest mountain, Mount Ararat has two peaks, with Great Ararat reaching 16, feet 5, meters. The mountain is considered sacred by many people and is believed to be where Noah beached his ark after the great flood.
The Turkish people are from diverse backgrounds, a reminder of the many different groups that conquered Turkey over thousands of years. The majority of the population lives in cities, and children who want to go to high school must move to a city. The people are primarily Sunni Muslim. One fifth of the population is Kurdish. Children who live in the European side of Istanbul may cross the Bosporus by ferry to visit grandparents in Asia. Turks are family oriented and are very hospitable people.
They invite visitors to their homes and make sure they have something to eat and drink before they leave. One of their favorite meals is kebab made from grilled lamb. Their diet includes lamb, eggplant, and yogurt. A sweet flavored candy with rose petals called Turkish delight, or lokum, is sold in many flavors and colors.
To find work, about two million Turks are currently guest workers in Germany and have formed their own communities there. Soccer is the most popular sport in Turkey. There are three popular teams based in Istanbul. Turks excel at weightlifting and a form of wrestling called Turkish wrestling. Turkey is a resting location for birds on their migratory journey between their summer and winter homes.
They flock to Kus Golu, or Bird Lake in a protected national forest that is surrounded by reed marshes. The first national park in Turkey opened in Today there are 39 parks where rare species and their habitats are protected.
In fact, the origins of the Turkish people are nowhere close to Europe, but much farther to the east in East Asia, or more specifically, the Altai Mountains of what is now western Mongolia. They began migrating west in the second half of the first millennium CE. By the 11th century, the Turks had reached the edges of Anatolia, which was then mostly populated by the Greeks. In , Turkic tribes formed the Seljuk Empire, which would go on to conquer Anatolia.
Large numbers of Turks then began streaming into Anatolia. Eventually, what is now Turkey became the largest bastion of Turkic-speaking people in the world.
Although Turkey has just a small part of European territory today, it once had control over a vast part of the continent, thus making Turkish history part of European history. This was during the time of the Ottoman Empire. By the early 20th century, the Ottoman Empire lost nearly all its territory in Europe, except for the area in the region of Thrace that remains part of Turkey to this day.
Although Turkey no longer controls large parts of Europe, it left a lasting legacy on the continent. For example, the Ottoman Empire spread the Islamic faith to large portions of the European population.
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