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Where the continets and Civilizations meet.
May be it has not the best sort of things.. But it has the best mixture of many different things..
Crossroads of Civilizations and Crossroads of Continents...
Are you ready for this adventure?
Turkiye, a country where the civilizations has been raised, developed and collapsed.. For Centuries Anatolia or Asia Minor was the main crossroads of civilizations.. A Bridge between Europe and Asia
Being a crossroad of many civilizations has given Turkiye an advantage of various archaelogical structures and created a land of open air museum..
The Hitites, Urartians, Persians, Hellenians, Romans, Byzantines, Seljuks and Ottomans were the main civilizations who has roots and traces on these land..
Facts & Figures: Some 20 million tourists has visited Turkiye last year. And this year it is estimated to be a round 22 million and in between these 20 million visitors, there were at least hundred thousands of "Single Female Visitors", so please dont ask me or anybody this notorious question "Is it Safe for a single Female?" |
|  | Natural beauty Turkiye's rich historical culture combines with the natural beauty of the Anatolia.. All three sides of the lands are surroundered with sea. And the beauty of its waters, the nice climate, the clean and fresh air is a challenge for Turkiye..
Turkiye is a popular tourism destination which attracts tourists all around the world. Each tourist has different expectations and the Country could serve to various sorts of expectations with its wide variety of choices.. |
| | Turkiye and sites to visits.. Turkiye has the harmony of Europe and Asia. And you have much more to see in these lands..
Some major sites for visitors shallbe as follows..
Istanbul: The capital city of Ottoman Empire and Byzantium, Rich historical and cultural heritage makes the city one of the most important sites in the world..
Antalya: The Second most popular city for Tourism..The city of sea and sun.. Excellent beaches, Turkish Riviera, Crystal clear waters and Rich historical heritage..
Cappadocia: The Nature and history has together created an art of Landscape.. Cappadocia area is laying in Mid Anatolia.. And atrracts nature and history lovers..
Concerning sites of Cappadocia are Urgup, Avanos, Nevsehir, Goreme and Aksaray..
Aegean Coastes:
- Assos
- Bergamon
- Foca
- Ephesus & Selcuk
- Cesme
- Kusadasi
- Pamukkale
- Bodrum
- Marmaris
Mediterrenean Coastes:
- Fethiye
- Dalyan
- Kas
- Kemer
- Alanya
- Manavgat
- Side
- Demre (Myra)
- Finike
Anatolian Civilizations & Heritage
- Konya
- Bursa
- Safranbolu
- Nemrud
- Trabzon
- Dogubeyazit (Agri) |
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PierreZA Sun Aug 17, 2008 17:35 UTC
Enjoyed reading yur tips, I hope to see more of your amazing country next year! | songuldogan Thu Oct 13, 2005 14:43 UTC
pages are nice, informations are so helpful, I am curious about your job. Are you proffessional tourist guide? | suzaila Sun Oct 31, 2004 07:31 UTC
Love your Turky pages. Amazing pictures and lots of useful info. Thanks for sharing them. | bigblue Tue May 18, 2004 09:35 UTC
Merhaba Erkmen,very good presentation of your lovely country. Regards from Thessaloniki. Eurovision contest was a great event with positive results. |
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