Imagine a land where the fertility of the soil is boundless. A land which open-handedly gives you bananas, tobacco, strawberries, peanuts and orange beet root in abundance. Imagine that from this rich soil comes earth ware pottery from Paleothic Ages. Assyrian metal coins, and statues that decorated the Hittite cities and ancient Greek Libraries. A land where tiny principalities became huge countries, where one empire was destroyed and another arose. And on this soil the paths to the Mevlevi Dervish lodges cross those leading to churches that host Christian pilgrims.
In this land there are so many voices to be heard and so much inspiration to be found. Turkey is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in western Asia and Trakya in the Balkan region of southeastern Europe. Turkey borders eight countries: Bulgaria to the northwest; Greece to the west; Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, Azerbaijan and Iran to the east; and Iraq and Syria to the southeast. The Mediterranean Sea and island of Cyprus lie to the south, the Aegean Sea and Archipelago are to the west, and the Black Sea is to the north. Separating Anatolia and Trakya are the Sea of Marmara and the Bosporus, which are commonly reckoned to delineate the border between Asia and Europe, thereby making Turkey transcontinental.
Because of its strategic location astride two continents, Turkey’s culture has a unique blend of Eastern and Western tradition. Tourism in Turkey is focused largely on a variety of archaeological and historical sites, and on seaside resorts and beaches along its Aegean and Mediterranean coasts. Turkey's largest city, Istanbul, has a number of major attractions derived from its huge historical status as capital of the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires. These include the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (the “Blue Mosque”), the Hagia Sophia, the Topkapı Palace, the Basilica Cistern and the Grand Bazaar.
Cultural and historical attractions elsewhere in the country include the sites of Ephesus, Troy, Pergamon, House of Virgin Mary, Pamukkale, Hierapolis, Konya (where the poet Rumi had spent most of his life), Didyma, Church of Antioch, religious places in Mardin (such as Deyrulzafarân Monastery) and the ruined cities and landscapes of Cappadocia.
Believe it when you see the Caucasians, Pushkin’s Bahcesaray Public Fountain, Central Asian palaces, mountains in snow, the medreses ( Islamic School) lying next to cathedrals and citadels. Believe in the fact that the land and its history could have such a dreamlike unity!
Enjoy pushing back the limits of time and distance while travelling in Turkey.
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