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Contents and contact details 3
History, facts, culture and
social traditions 4/5/6
Turkish phrases and travel tips 7/8/9
Turkish food and coffee 10/11/12
Shopping for souvenirs 13/14
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Merhaba!
Istanbul
Cappadocia
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TURKIYE’YE
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Kusadasi, Pamukkale
and Aegean Region 24/28
HOSGELDINIZ
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(HELLO! WELCOME TO TURKEY)
Antalya 29/30 Dear Guests,
Konya 31 We hope you are as excited as we are,
and ready to explore Turkey. We cannot
Trabzon 32 wait to share our passion with you so have
prepared this travel guide detailing fun
Canakkale 33 and interesting facts about Turkey.
Bodrum 34/35 During your tour, the professional guide
will also give additional information and
Marmaris 36 assist in any way possible to ensure you
have a memorable experience.
Eastern Turkey 37/39 If you need to contact us at any time
Christianity in Turkey 40 or you would like us to send a copy of
this guide to your family and friends back
The journey of Saint Paul 42 home, simply use the contact details below.
With Best Regards
Seven churches of Revelations 43
Whirling dervishes, TSC TRAVEL TEAM
Email:
[email protected]Sufism and Rumi 44 Toll Free (USA & CA): 1-800-715-2425
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Turkey at a Glance...
The Republic of Turkey is in the Northern hemisphere and while most of it is situ-
ated in the continent of Asia, there is a small area of Istanbul in Europe.
• Language: Mainly Turkish but Kurdish, Dimli and Azeri are also spoken
• Capital: Ankara
• Government: Parliamentary Republic
• Founder: Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
• Size: 779.452 km2
• Currency: Turkish Lira (TL)
• Time Zone: EET (UTC)
• Neighbouring countries include Georgia, Armenia, Greece, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan,
Iran, Iraq, and Syria
• Surrounding seas include the Mediterranean on the South coastline; Aegean
Sea on the West coast and the Black Sea to the North.
Brief History of Turkey
Earliest records show Turkish ancestors lived in Central Asia some time before
2000 BC. By the 10th century, Islam had spread and some Turks travelled southwest
to Anatolia of which historians class as a cradle of civilization due to numerous civi-
lizations that have occupied the area including the Hittites, Assyrians, Lydians, Greeks,
Persians, Macedonians, lonians, Romans, Byzantines, and Turks.
In AD 1071, Seljuck Turks defeated the Byzantine Empire but their influence
declined and Anatolia separated into many smaller states. Ottoman Turks conquered
all of them and became the largest empire in recent history.They ruled from 1081 –
1922 but after losing World War 1, their empire was distributed among the Allies. A
man called Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, led the Turkish people in a War of Independence
(1919-1922).
Occupying forces were defeated and in 1923, the Republic of Turkey was establis-
hed with foundations for a modern, secular state. Turkey is a member of NATO, OECD,
the Council of Europe, and other major Western organizations. It is alsO in the process
of joining the EU. many finance experts consider it one of the fastest developing
economies in the world.
