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Anatolia's Ancient Cities and Artifacts Come to Life with Photosynth
Microsoft Turkey and GoTurkey.com, along with the help of...
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TURKEY'S BLUE-FLAG BEACHES
The Blue Flag is an international environmental award given to safe, clean beaches from all around the world...
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You don't need to go to Rome, come to Turkey!
Pope Benedict XVI has declared 2008 as the 'Year of St Paul' in honour of the 2000th anniversary of the apostle's birth...
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Frankfurt Book Fair Turkey Guest of Honour
The Frankfurt Book Fair has been held since 1949. Between 1974 and 1988, special events were held as the...
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Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture
A bill to ensure that Istanbul is ready to become the European Capital of Culture in 2010 was approved...
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Did you know

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.

Weather

İstanbul 28/22 ºC 82/72 ºF
Ankara 32/18 ºC 89/65 ºF
Antalya 34/25 ºC 93/77 ºF
Kapadokya 31/16 ºC 87/61 ºF
Bodrum 34/24 ºC 94/75 ºF

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