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Istanbul in Summer
As a world-city, İstanbul is hosting once again spectacular concerts, gigs, exhibitions and festivals this summer...
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You don't need to go to Rome, come to Turkey!
Pope Benedict XVI has declared 2008 the 'Year of St Paul' in honour for the 2000th anniversary of the apostle's birth...
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WELL-DONE BOYS!
After their spectacular performance against Germany and two goals scored by Uğur Bolat and Semih ...
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Ballet and Opera at Aspendos
The 15th Aspendos International Opera and Ballet Festival has started with a spectacular gala concert at the...
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Turkish Director wins at Cannes
The Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan has won the Best Director award at the 61th Cannes Film Festival. Three...
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Frankfurt Book Fair Turkey Guest of Honour
Frankfurt Book Fair has been held since 1949. Between 1974-1988 special events were held as 'Focal Theme'....
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İstanbul 2010 European Culture of Capital
A bill to ensure that Istanbul is ready to be the European Capital of Culture in 2010 was approved in...
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The earliest settlement in the Neolithic Age, is located in Çumra district of the present-day city of Konya (ancient Iconium).
Turkey is the haven of two of the world's seven wonders.
The first coin was minted in Sardis, the capital of the Lydian Kingdom, which neighbors with Salihli district of the present-day city Manisa.
Anatolia is the birthplace of many historical figures such as the Phrygian King Midas, the father of history Herodotus and St Paul.
St Nicholas, rather known as Santa Claus, was born in Patara and served as the Bishop of Myra on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey.
Troy where the Trojan was recounted in Iliad by Homeros were fought is situated in Dardanelle (Çanakkale) in western Turkey.
According to the Legend of Great Flood, after the withdrawal of the waters, Noah's Ark landed on Mount Ararat in eastern Anatolia.
One of the first most accurate world maps were drawn by the well-known Turkish cartographer and navigator Piri Reis in 1513.