Turkey is an amazing country! She will win your heart right away and forever!

Today we will try to convey a few facts from history, traditions and local customs.

-The state appeared in 1923 after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.
-In 1509, the longest earthquake occurred in Istanbul. Its strength was about seven magnitudes. It lasted 45 days and led to the death of several thousand people. Many houses and mosques were destroyed or seriously damaged.
-Only in 2004 the death penalty was abolished. The decision was made due to the fact that the country intended to join the European Union.
-23 April is the holiday of cloudless happiness. Adults try to spend as much time as possible with their children on this day.

-According to statistics, 90 million people in the world speak Turkish.
-Almost the entire alphabet is represented by Latin letters.
-There is no official religion, but the majority are Muslim.
-Turkish lira is the currency of the state. It can also be used in North Cyprus.
-The greeting in Turkey is a special ritual and is as follows: people hug twice, each time pressing their cheeks to their cheeks.
-One of the first countries in which women received the right to vote.
-Turks are a very hard-working nation. Private shops often do not have a specific schedule. They open early in the morning and close late.
– For more than six hundred years, competitions have been held here, which are called “guresh” oil wrestling. The bottom line is that athletes, dressed in leather pants, are abundantly coated with olive oil and arrange fights. They are called “pahlavans”, which is translated from Turkish as “heroes”. The winner is the one who lifts his opponent on his shoulders or pins him to the ground.

-Turkey is washed by four seas: Aegean, Mediterranean, Black and Marmara. There are many magnificent beaches here, so European tourists often choose this country for their holidays.

-The length of the beaches is 8 thousand kilometers. Many of them have been awarded the European blue flag award.
– Mount Ararat is located in the east of the state. It is the highest peak in the country and in the entire Armenian Highlands. According to biblical legends, Noah’s Ark stuck to it, fleeing from the worldwide flood.

-In the city of Ephesus in 2007, a cemetery of gladiators was discovered─ the remains of 67 men between the ages of 20 and 30. Traces of wounds, including those of tridents, have been preserved on the bones. The find is very important from a scientific point of view. Historians can assess how much gladiators risked their lives in battles and whether they had a chance to stay alive.

-On the territory of the state, the oldest settlement of Chatal-Huyuk is located. Archaeologists have discovered finds here dating back to the 7th century BC
-Local people respect Christian shrines very much. There are many of them in the country, pilgrims from all over the world come here every year. The first Christian church was built in Antioch. And in the city of Demre there is a sarcophagus and the church of St. Nicholas. Here he served as a bishop.

-Smoking is widespread among the population. Moreover, this fact applies to both males and females. The government made repeated attempts to combat the bad habit. Cigarettes have become very expensive and fines for smoking are now ubiquitous. However, even these measures and warnings of the Ministry of Health do not help much, people continue to smoke.

-Over 9 thousand kinds of flowers grow in Turkey.

-One of the symbols of Turkey is the tulip. The flower is popular and is dearly loved by the people. In the past, he even adorned the coat of arms of the rulers of the Ottoman Empire. More than three hundred ornamental varieties have been bred in the country. It is from here that the famous Dutch tulips were introduced to Europe in the sixteenth century by the Flemish ambassador to the court of Suleiman the Magnificent. The image of a flower is still applied to jewelry, clothing, and dishes. The Tulip Festival is held annually at Topkapi Palace.

-There were two wonders of the world and survived a little to our times. One of them is the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (modern Bodrum). This is a unique creation of ancient Greek architects; now only ruins remain of it. The second wonder of the world is the Temple of Artemis, located in Ephesus. It was set on fire and was seriously damaged, only ruins remained.

-The oldest underground railway in the world is the Istanbul tunnel under the Bosphorus “Marmaray”.

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