We continue with our journey through the sights we've found about Turkey, a country of startling contrasts and beautiful landscapes hidden secrets. Where did the word "Cappadocia"? Where were Mark Antony and Cleopatra? What is the record for medals in the Olympics Turkey? For these and many other questions, these answers are below.
The Bosphorus Bridge, is also an impressive architectural structure of over a thousand feet long, the symbol of total union between East and West. It adds the Asian with the European side of Istanbul. LED was lit in 2007.
Sabiha Gökçen (1913-2001) was the first woman in the world in piloting aircraft. He is recognized as one of the greatest aviators in history.
Two of the seven wonders of the ancient world were in modern Turkey: the temple of Artemis at Ephesus and the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus. If we visit the Mausoleum, we must go to the Castle of St. Peter of Halicarnassus, who is in the right place occupied by the monument that Mausolus take itself to the construction of 350 BC.
The Turk was written with Arabic calligraphy from the thirteenth century until in 1928 the Arabic script is replaced by the Latin alphabet. All Turks and forty six were forced to return to school to learn the new alphabet.
The population of Turkey, with more than 70 million people, consists of over 30 different ethnic groups. Some of Turkish origin, but also the Kurds, zazas (of Iranian origin), Circassians, Bosnia, Albania, Georgia, Arabic, Gypsy, Pomaks (of Bulgarian origin), Laz, Armenians, Assyrians, Jews, Greeks, etc. Hamshenis. A set of cultures numersas!
The best Turkish participation in the Olympics was in 1948 where he earned 12 medals.
It is believed that the name "Cappadocia" comes from the word "Katpadukya" or "Land of beautiful horses".
The horses of the region received the reputation of being offered to kings Ashurbanipal of Assyria, and Darius and Xerxes of Persia.
Turkey was among the first countries to give the plenary rights of all women. In 1934, Turkey gave women the right to vote and be elected as members of parliament. In 1935, 18 women were selected and won a seat in the Turkish National Parliament.
Turkey was the first country in the world where a woman was a member of the Supreme Court.
Near the town of Mardin (Turkish Kurdistan on the border with Syria) in a cave that you can visit Abraham was born and lived.
In Tarsus, the city where St. Paul was born and lived, was also born and lived (very short distance from the house of Paul of Tarsus), the prophet Daniel. Also in Tarsus, where he waited Antony and Cleopatra received. He lived there his love for about a year. Still survives Antony door built to receive it.
Istanbul has 15 million inhabitants, the largest city of Turkey and the fourth largest in Europe, besides being the only city in the world, placed on two continents (Europe and Asia).
Since 1923 the capital of Turkey is Ankara (ancient Ancyra), located in central Anatolia, with 5 million inhabitants is the second largest city. When he was appointed cardinal was only 15,000.
In 2010, a 7-star hotel to open under the sea in Istanbul.
The Seven Churches of Revelation are placed in Anatolia: Ephesus, Ismirna, Pergamundo, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea.
Turkey is offered with nine World Heritage: The Great Mosque and Hospital of Divrigi, Göreme National Park and enclaves of rock in Cappadocia, the historic areas of Istanbul, Hattusa: the Hittite Capital, Nemrut Dag, Hierapolis-Pamukkale, Xanthos-Letoon, City of Safranbolu and archaeological sites of Troy.
As we see, the sights on Turkey are limitless, and we about the past, but toward what is now the country thanks to this rich past.