Turkey

Beautiful coastline, friendly people, good fresh foods and delicious local wines, could easy compete with many Europeans countrys. The summer is long and good weather is between May and as late as end October.
Few countries in the world have such a cultural diversity as Turkey. Spanning over two continents combining the East, the West and the Orient of today with the ancient Byzantine, Ottoman, Roman and Persian empires. Turkey stands in a class of its own.

Reasons to visit Turkey

1. Experience splendid sailing on turquoise waters.
2. Feel the warm ''welkom'' of the Turkish people.
3. Swim in the baths of Cleopatra at Haman Cove.
4. See first hand ancient artifacts from Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman Empires.
5. Enjoy culinary once offered to Sultans.
6. Walk the marble streets of ancient Ephesus.
7. Bask under the gold Mediterranean sun.
8. Lay down at the colorful Turkish carpet and you can sip local apple tea.
9. Snorkel over submerged Byzantine towns.
10.Visit a crusader's castle.
11. Plan an exotic river trip and see first hand ancient Lycian rock tombs.
12. Shop for bargains in exotic covered bazaars.
13.Listen to a melodic call to prayer from a graceful village mosque.
14. Stop for a great dinner at a colorful seaside cafe.
15. Savor fresh from the garden produce and fresh baked bread.
16. Explore pictures of ports with winding streets.

Geography of Turkey

Turkey borders the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and borders the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Greece and Syria.

Anatolia (Turkish: Anadolu) makes a bridge between Europe and Asia. The Anatolian part of Turkey includes 97% territory of the country with many hills and mountains. The others names of Anatolia are Asia Minor, Asiatic Turkey or the Anatolian Plateau.

The European part of Turkey is called Thrace (Turkish: Trakya). It includes 3% of the territory of the all country and it is home to more than 10% of all people who live in Turkey. Istanbul is the largest city of Europe and Turkey. It has a population of 11,372,613. Thrace is divided from the Asian portion of Turkey by the Bosporus (Turkish: İstanbul Boğazı), the Sea of Marmara (Turkish: Marmara Denizi), and the Dardanelles (Turkish: Çanakkale Boğazı).

Istanbul and the Bosporus.

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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (May 19 ,1881-November 10.1938). Atatürk was a Turkish army officer , 1st President of Turkey, 1st Prime Minister of Turkey, 1st Speaker of Parliment of Turkey, and 1st Leader of Repablican Peopl's Party. Ataturk is knowing only one Ottoman commander during Word War 1. He led the Turkish movement in the Turkish war of Independence. The time when Ataturk was a president, he made program of political, economical and cultural reform. Mustafa Kemal changed former Ottoman Empire into a modern, democratic, nation-state.

Turkey's Climate

Turkey has seven distinct climatic regions

1.Marmara
The countryside around Istanbul, Edirne, Bursa and the Sea of Marmara. Marmara has low hills and farmlands good for fruit gardens (apricots, grapes, peaches) as well as vegetables, sunflowers and grain.

South of Bursa are higher mountains

2.Aegean
The Aegean region located on Izmir is a true breadbasket, with low hills and higher mountains full of rich alluvial soil. The faithful summer sun produces bumper crops of tobacco, sunflowers, olives, figs, peaches, pears and apples.
3.Mediterranean
Turkey's southern shore is around high mountain territory. There's little beach from Fethiye to Antalya

Not far east of Alanya the mountains come down to the sea ,all the way east to Antakya. It is keeping this coast very hot and humid in summer

4.Central Anatolia
The center of Turkey is high plateau around of mountain territory, some of which boast snow-cover dormant volcanoes.

The land produces summer and winter wheat and other crops, and feeds millions of grazing sheep.

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5.Black Sea Coast
Turkey's Black Sea coast, 1700 km/1000 miles long.It is very lush and green of annual rainfall dropped when the winds crossing the Black Sea .

It is cloudy all of the time, which is fine for the tobacco fields. Cherries originated here and growing in big amount the same with hazelnuts (filberts), of which Turkey supplies half the world's needs.

The lush grass feeds cattle which produce Turkey's best milk, cream and butter. The humid coast east of Trabzon is perfect for growing tea bushes.

6.Eastern Anatolia

Eastern Turkey is an elemental place where temperatures drop to -43C/-45F in deep winter, and rise to 38C/100F in summer, average is just 9C/48F.

June to September are the best months to visit unless you're going skiing at Palandöken just outside Erzurum.

7.Southeastern Anatolia

Down near Syria on the banks of the rivers Tigris (at Diyarbakir) and Euphrates (near Sanliurfa) it's hot most of the time:

It' is dry, with only 576 mm/23 inches of rainfall, but a lot of water from the gigantic Southeast Anatolia Project (GAP) irrigation and hydroelectric power system centered near Sanliurfa. Crops love the heat and grow fast. People go slow, and most of them in the shade. The best time to visit is anytime except summer (mid-June through mid-September).

History of Turkey

Objective: History of Turkey
1. In 1288,the Ottoman Empire was founded by the warrior Osman.
2. In 1453,Constantinople was conquered by Sultan Sulaiman the Magnificent.
3. The time between 1520-1566 was the golden age of the Ottoman Empire.
4. From 1683-1697 a war between Austria and the Ottoman Empire took place, and the Ottomans won.
5.From 1682-1785 Peter the Great introduced a Turkish-Russian competition.
6. In 1854 the Crimean war took place and Tsar Nicholas moved troops into Romania.
7. In 1909 Abul Hamid, the last of the Ottoman Sultans, is removed from power.
8. From 1914-1918, Turkey allies with Germany in the First World War.
9. From 1939-1945, Turkey remained neutral during the Second World War.
10. On May 27, 1960 General Cemal Attaturk led a military coup to remove president Jalal and prime minister Menderes.
11. In 1974, under prime minister Esent, Turkey invaded Cypress.
12.In 1980, a military coup under General Kenan Evreen took place.
13. In 1985, the government established a paramilitary milita to fight Kurdish terrorist groups.
14. In July 1987, the southeast went under emergency legislation which lasted until 2002.
15. In 1997 the government issued a memorandum against religious laws in Turkey.

Subjective: History of Turkey
1. In 1288, the great Ottoman Empire earlier founded by the strong warrior Osman.
2. In 1453, big Constantinople sadly conquered by nice Sultan Sulaiman the Magnificent.
3. The good time between 1520-1566 was the small golden age of the honest Ottoman Empire.
4. From 1683-1697 a beautiful war between wonderful Austria and the kind Ottoman Empire noisy took place, and the poor Ottomans badly won.
5. From 1682-1785 hungry Peter the Great exactly introduced a Turkish-Russian competition.
6. In 1854 the long Crimean war greatly took place and young Tsar Nicholas quickly moved sweet troops into fast Romania.
7. In 1909 cold Abul Hamid, the last of the exotic Ottoman Sultans, cleverly removed from extra power.
8. From 1914-1918, slow Turkey loudly allies with informal Germany in the First happy World War.
9. From 1939-1945, ordinary Turkey clearly remained neutral during the Second old World War.
10. On open May 27, 1960 new General Cemal Attaturk precisely led a social military free coup to gently remove smart president Jalal and large prime minister Menderes.
11. In 1974, under simple prime minister Esent, busy Turkey lustily invaded real Cypress.
12.In 1980, a best military coup under social General Kenan Evreen lowly took ceramic place.
13. In 1985, the fresh government aphoristically established a old military to hardly fight bold Kurdish terrorist groups.
14. In July 1987 , the sensitive southeast happily went under friendly emergency leglislation which delightedlyt lasted until 2002.
15. In 1997 the casual government fairly issued a cheap memorandum against close religious laws in noisy Turkey.

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