With a culture rooted in European and Asian Influences as well as having some of the most breath taking scenery on the Planet and the home of many Historical and religious sites.
We take a journey into the country of turkey. The people of turkey are the very definition Of patriotic often rallying together for a common goal despite any differences.
I love turkey for three things food, people and the soul of this city.
Now first things first want to touch on where the name turkey came from it's believed that the name turkey came from the word "turcica", and that's the word that the Italians used to use for "Anatolia", which is the Asian portion of Turkey, and this usage goes back to early 12th century, and the Turks never used the name Turkey for the name of their land, until the republic of turkey was officially established in 1923. The name turkey means land of the Turks, but before the modern era of turkey emerged. There were several hurdles that the Turks had to go through. So, let's take a look at a brief history of the rise of the Turkish nation.
In the year 1453 the Ottoman Empire had captured Constantinople,
which is a city that's located where than bull turkey currently occupies. This was during the reign of Sultan Mehmed II, who ruled from 1451 to 1481 and during this period.
The Ottoman Empire had a massive amount of growth. The regions that currently make the countries of Greece, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Albania and Romania in the Balkans over the Eastern Mediterranean Islands as well As what's known today middle East.
However as the ottoman Empire failed to hold their position of military and economic dominance. They began falling way behind the developments of Europe with rebellions by the Balkans of Eastern and South eastern Europe that were being supported by other European powers as well as Russia. The ottoman Empire Slowly began its fall by the time world war one rolled around in 1914 to 1918. The Ottoman Empire was defeated officially in the year 1919, and that's when they were made to sign a document called the "armistice mudras."
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He had become the leader and the public spokesman for the Turkish National Movement which emerged as a response to these Occupations of Ottoman territory. The Turks our in the land wanted their own independence and their own territory they didn't want to share it with the British or the Italians and they wanted absolutely no trace of the old ottoman empire, whatsoever they wanted a land just for the Turkish people that embraced more modern, and progressive ideologies as a result the Turkish national liberation war was fought and won the republic then was officially declared on October 29, 1923 for the first time in centuries the Turkish people were self ruled they had their independence and Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.
He was elected as the first president of turkey well now they have a little bit more insight on how the country of turkey.
Emerged let's take a look at some interesting facts about the country assembled the most populous city in turkey. Spence - consul Istanbul is a chat sentimental city when the bosphorus strait running through it and that street actually separate Asia and Europe apart that lies in each side that's called and known and "Anatolia". It is commonly stated that this symbol is the oldest city in the world that is located in two continents, but in actuality that is not sure there's many other transcontinental things the largest one though of course is Istanbul turkey which is located on Asia and Europe.
Istanbul is not the capital of turkey despite popular belief the capital of Turkey is actually Ankara in the year 1923. The city of Ankara was to clear the capital of turkey in place of Istanbul. Now the hardest part the longest word in Turkish language Has seventy letters "Muvaffakiyetşizleştiricileştiriveremeyebileceklerimizdenmişsinizcesine" In English it pretty much translates into "as of you're one of those who are not easily made into the maker of unsuccessful ones. The translation is even as confusing as the word itself.
So the question have you ever heard of the young Turks, not enough the young Turks was actually a political movement in the early nineteen hundred's this fight the woman was made of students civil servants and army officers who fought to get Rid of traces of Ottoman Empires Rule and Replace it with constitutional government and in the revolution that followed the young Turks helped to establish the second constitutional Era in 1908, and that started multiparty democracy for the first time ever in the history of Turkey. This is before they became a republic.
They have the church of st.. Peter. This is located near Antakya or Antioch turkey It's composed of a cave carved into the mountain side on mounts tereus and many people believe that this cave was used by the very first Christians as well as is one of Christianity's first-ever churches. Many traces back to the new testament of the Bible in the book of the acts of the apostles chapter 11 verse 26 where it says this, "The disciples were called Christians first in Antioch." until this day, it's still a huge tourist attraction until the introduction of sterling law in 1934 as part of Ataturk's reforms.
Turkish people didn't have last names the law requires of citizens of turkey to adopt an official journey, but before that they didn't have it so they were using their dad's name as a surname and they would just add the word "oğlu" which in Turkish translates into a "son of" include their name or they would use a nickname that was associated to their Family, and they will put that before their birth date.
Now this next place blew my mind here We have "Palma Collie" meaning "Cotton castle" in Turkish this is a natural site in Southwestern turkey which contains hot Springs as well as terraces of carbonate minerals left from Flowing water.
The ancient City of Hierapolis was built on top of the white castle which is a total of eight thousand eight hundred and sixty feet long one thousand nine hundred and seventy feet Wide and five hundred and twenty feet high also another interesting fact about the land of Turkey Involves Santa Claus.
Saint Nicholas was actually born in the land of turkey. He was born on the 15th of March in the year two hundred and seventy in which was part of the Roman Empire and patara later was renamed to Arsenal. It was a very rich and commercial city located in the Mediterranean coasts of turkey, now when it comes to sports What exactly is the national sport of turkey? oil wrestling is actually the national Sport and yes oil wrestling is exactly what it sounds like big, Ol burly men wrestling covered in grease. As a matter of fact the kirpan are oil wrestling tournament started in the 1300s, and it's the oldest continuously running Sanctioned sporting competition in the world.
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