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  GÖBEKLİTEPE

  Göbeklitepe Şanlıurfa Temple UNESCO History Haleplibahçe Zero Point In Time

  There are substantial grounds to claim that the most significant archaeological discovery of the 21st century is the Göbeklitepe. First of all, it dates back to 12 thousand years ago. In other words, it’s approximately 8 thousand years older than the pyra...
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  ANKARA

  Ankara The Mausoleum of Atatürk Anıtkabir Capital Beypazarı Hamamönü Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Museum of Anatolian Civilisations Kızılay Ulus Gençlik Parkı

  The city of Ankara lies in the centre of Anatolia on the eastern edge of the great, high Anatolian Plateau, at an altitude of 850m. With its yellow wheat fields, young volcanoes and infinite steppe, the plateau offers a stern landscape though a look at it...
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  Holy Muslim Relics (İstanbul)

  Topkapı Palace houses a most important exhibit featuring the prophet Muhammed's personal belongings: a cloak, tooth, beard, hair, letter, official seal, flag, two swords, a bow, and his footprints. These and other holy relics of Islamic leaders were broug...
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  Ahrida and Neve Shalom Synagogues (İstanbul)

  Ahrida Neve Shalom Synagogue İstanbul

  Ahrida was founded in the 15th century by Macedonian Jews and restored in the 17th century. Neve Shalom Synagogue, despite being relatively new, is the most important Jewish synagogue in İstanbul.
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  Kariye (Chora) Museum (İstanbul)

  Chora Kariye Museum İstanbul Byzantine

  This 11th-century church of St. Savior in Chora is one of the most important Byzantine monuments in İstanbul. Its frescoes and mosaics from the 14th century are superb.
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  Ayasofya (St. Sophia) Museum (İstanbul)

  Ayasofya Hagia Sophia Museum İstanbul

  One of the most important Christian monuments of all time, this ancient basilica, built by Constantine the Great and reconstructed by Justinian in the 6th century is one of the architectural marvels of the world.
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  İSTANBUL

  İstanbul Bosphorus Haliç Constantinople Byzantine Two Continents Ottoman Golden Horn

  For more than 1500 years İstanbul was the capital of Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman Empires. With one arm reaching out to Asia and the other to Europe, İstanbul is the only city in the world built on two continents. The Bosphorus courses the waters of the B...
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  Beverages: Beyond "Turkish Coffee" and "Ayran"

  Turkish Cuisines Turkish Beverages Turkish Coffee Turkish Tea Ayran Serbet Raki

  Volumes have been written about Turkish coffee; its history, its significance in social life, and the ambiance of the ubiquitous coffee houses. Without some understanding of this background, it is easy to be disappointed by the tiny brew with the annoying...
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  Kitchen of the Imperial Palace

  turkish cuisine ottoman cuisine imperial kitchen gastronomy

  The importance of culinary art to the Ottoman Sultans, who followed the sacred advice of Islam to "Feed the Hungry", is evident to every visitor of Topkapı Palace. The huge kitchens were housed in several buildings under ten domes. By the 17th century, so...
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  UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Turkey

  UNESCO World Heritage Sites Turkey İstanbul Göreme National Park Cappadocia Great Mosque Hospital of Divriği Hattusha Nemrut Xanthos-Letoon Hierapolis Pamukkale Safranbolu Troy Selimiye Mosque Çatalhöyük Pergamon Bursa Cumalıkızık Diyarbakır Fortress Hevsel Gardens Ephesus Ani Aphrodisias Göbeklitepe

  Göbeklitepe (2018) There are substantial grounds to claim that the most significant archaeological discovery of the 21st century is the Göbeklitepe (Potbelly Hill). First of all, it dates back to 12 thousand years ago. In other words, it's 4 thousand year...