"Sharrie's Turkey Heritage" Turkey by Sharrie

Turkey Travel Guide: 29,873 reviews and 66,415 photos

My trip to TURKEY has to be one of the most unplanned trips in the recent years. Basically, nothing planned since I joined a tour at the very last minute. No hotel reservations, no map readings & no visa needed. Just some prior reading of the most amazing civilization (trust me, u need to read quite a bit to understand & enjoy the trip) & packing up my bags & off I went! Boy, it was an unexpected great adventure! Amazing, gorgeous & most intriguing country! I'll be back in the future for an indepth exploration. For now, please enjoy Turkey as much as I had. Perhaps you might be tempted to visit as well :-)

TURKEY! Ahhhh, forget about the name "turkey"; it doesn't convey a sense of wonder which this country has a right to. I mean, come on, turkey? I went while the Americans were having their turkeys at home on Thanksgiving day!!! How great can that be, right? ;-) Think instead of ASIA MINOR or TURKIYE or the saying "brave as a Turk"! Now that's something to think about. Or if that's not dramatic enough, how about these.

Do you know that Virgin Mary is buried here? Do you know that St. Paul & St. Nicholas were borned in this area? Well, may be you did, but I didn't & I was hopeless in history when I was in school ;-) I still am, lol.. For the latest finding, I was told Virgin Mary's tomb has been found somewhere near the House of Virgin Mary in Selcuk & the archaelogists are planning to excavate it next year! How's that for news???

If that's not enough for you, how about exotic spices, belle-dancing (oops, or is it belly-dancing?), Turkish baths & whirling dervishes? Or silk carpets, potteries & kilims? Are you enchanted yet?!

Facts About Turkey

Capital: Ankara.
Area: 770,760 sq km.
Population: 67.30 million.
Language: Turkish, Kurdish, Arabic, Armenian, Greek.
National Holiday: Independence Day, 29 October (1923) .
GDP Per Capita: US$11,900.
Currency: Turkish Lira (TRY).

Web Resources

National Anthem: T?rkiye Cumhuriyeti
CIA World Factbook: Year 2009
Online Travel Guide: Columbus World Travel Guide
Online Destination Guide: LonelyPlanet.com
Map: Lonely Planet Map

Last visit to Turkey: Nov 2002
Intro Updated Dec 18, 2009
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AyurinHiro Jun 20, 2009 at 6:30 AM Report Abuse

Hi,Sharrie! We're planning to revisit Thailand this summer. but after that, I would love to visit Turkey ! (maybe in September) I like your Cappadocia photos! Thanks!
volopolo Jan 28, 2008 at 7:40 PM Report Abuse

A lot of information
benazer Oct 14, 2006 at 8:03 PM Report Abuse

Great pages on Istanbul,really enjoyed looking. Looks very familiar. Az.
mutlucan Apr 7, 2006 at 10:12 AM Report Abuse

Istanbul will miss u.Be Sure. Very Very nice page. Thanks
Babacool May 6, 2005 at 1:58 AM Report Abuse

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ersavas Feb 18, 2005 at 3:41 AM Report Abuse

ver nice, comprehensive page about Istanbul. thanx ps. correct name is Sultan Ahmet Mosque (The Blue Mosque)
abc_of_freedom Dec 29, 2004 at 12:23 PM Report Abuse

Here! Greetings from turkey.. and thank you for your cool story...
blint Dec 11, 2004 at 2:22 AM Report Abuse

A very complete and interesting page.
petertktan Dec 9, 2004 at 12:15 AM Report Abuse

Hi Sharrie! Looking at your pics make me want to go back to Turkey again-end march 05 to be exact!Did u go to the Prince islands?What's it like?
silvia_chang Oct 8, 2004 at 11:23 AM Report Abuse

Love your photos!! All the discriptions are very detail.