Did you know these about Turkiye?
December 15, 2022 · 1 min read
- Türkiye was known as the cradle of civilization, many civilizations were here since 9000 B.C.
- It was the center of two largest empires in history: Byzantine and Ottoman.
- Istanbul was the capital of the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman empires. Its name during the Byzantine Empire was Constantinopolis.
- It has three major seas around it: the Aegean Sea, the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.
- It has the youngest population in Europe: %70 of its population is under 35 years of age.
- It is the only country in the world that is located on two continents: Europe and Asia.
- It was, and still is, the original destination of the most famous and historic train in the world, the ‘Orient Express’.
- It is the house of San Nicolas (Demre-Myra), popularly known as Santa Claus.
- It is the location of the city of Troy and Homeros in western Turkey, where the famous Trojan War took place for ten years.
- It has the first church dedicated to the Virgin Mary, in Ephesus.
- Accepted the Jewish people who were expelled from Spain in 1492.
- It is the first place where the ecumenical council was held (Iznik).
- It is the birthplace of Homer, he was born in Izmir, in western Turkey and wrote about Troy in his lyric poem ‘Iliad’.
- It is the place where Abraham was born.
- It is the location of the seven churches Asia.
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