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Turkey is world famous for its architecture, literature, music,
culinary arts, lifestyle, philosophers, fine arts, ceramic arts,
applied arts, performing arts, fabrics and patterns, tapestry,
sports, cuisine and much more.
The Turkish literature is epic as many awakening stories have
been written by the Turkish writers. Many fabulous magazines are
published in Turkey and the poets are writing outclass poetry.
Turkish films are always found winning many awards. Turkish food is
influenced by the Kurdish, Persian, Arabic, Greek and Western
European cuisines.
Turkey is famous for its urfa kebab, adana kebab,
mezes, dough made deserts, baklava, Aegean, marmara, kashkak, ayran,
bulgur, helva, dolma, lahmacun, Turkish tea, etc. Other than this
you can get every type of food in Turkey. The world famous food
brands such as McDonalds, Burger King, Starbucks, etc have their
outlets running in Turkey so, that it is not difficult for the
tourists to get the food of their own choice from Turkey. Turkey’s
traditional national sport is oiled wrestling; oiled wrestling
tournaments are organized every year. Turkey’s most popular sport is
football.
International tournaments for basketball and volley ball
have been hosted by Turkey. Other sports events that take place in
Turkey are F1 Powerboat racing championship, air racing competition, motoGP Grand Prix of Turkey, GP2 Series, Le Racing championships,
freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling. So for all those who
are interested in sports, visiting Turkey must be very important and
entertaining for them.
Istanbul is the largest city of Turkey. Many tourists visit
Istanbul, it is the only city of the world whose one corner touches
Asia and the other corner touches Europe. The grand bazaar of
Istanbul Turkey is the best shopping destination for the tourists
from all over the world. The events of various nature are organized
in Istanbul thus, attracting more and more tourists.
Various architectural styles exist in Turkey and modern
architecture of Turkey is well recognized. Sophia Museum, Blue
Mosque, Pamukkale, Ephesus, Cappadocia Region, Pergamon, Sardism
Aspendus, Commagene Kingdom, Gallipoli, Skyscrapers in Levent,
Istanbul Sapphire, Sakirin Mosque, Nusretiye Mosque, Pertevniyal
Valide Sultan Mosque, Sultan Mahmud’s tomb, Fatih Tomb, Ishak Pasha
Palace, etc are the attractions for the tourists. Istanbul Sapphire
is the tallest building in Turkey and is amongst the 4th tallest
buildings of Europe.
There are many Mosques in Turkey, they are
beautifully designed having mihrab, minaret and minbar. The Turkish
architectural styles are blending of various styles such as Arabic,
indo-Islamic, Iranian, Iwan, Moorish, Moroccan, Mughal, Ottoman and
Western architecture. Turkey has many places to visit such as
historical sites, Mosques, shopping malls and beaches. It has many
seaside resorts, hotels and tourism supporting industries which are
such a fascination for the tourists.
The quiet, sandy and
Mediterranean beaches of Turkey provide the tourist with much of the
entertainment. Hierapolis, Pamukkale, Sumela Monastery, Ephesus,
Cappadocia,
Behavior of Turkish people is very important in this regard.
The Turkish people welcome people and tourists from all over the
world. They are very friendly people, having a lot of courtesy in
themselves.
There are many hotels for those who are visiting Turkey
and they are of high quality. Getting visa for Turkey is not
difficult; one must visit Turkey at least once in his/her lifetime.
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