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'Constantinople, Ararat, the Tigris and Euphrates... Troy, Alexander the Great, Anthony and Cleopatra, the birth of ancient civilizations...' the threads that wove Turkey conjure powerful imagery where the influences are so tangible, one almost expects to experience legends unfold before your eyes.

Turkey gave birth to the famous Hittite, Byzantine and Ottoman civilizations, needless to say, its name originates in the ancient Turkish word for "strong". Its blend of east and west lending it the power to bridge cultures.

The Republic of Turkey belongs to Eurasia and is surrounded by Bulgaria, Greece Iraq, Iran, Syria and Armenia. It sports three coastlines; the Mediterranean in the south and the Aegean Sea in the west, and the Black Sea to the north. Its Anatolian peninsula has revealed much evidence of early Neolithic settlements.

Territory was passed form the Hittites to the Phrygians (Indo-Europeans) then Cimmerians and later the Lydians and Lycians until west coast was eventually claimed by the Ancient Greek Ionians. When Alexander the Great conquered the area it was known as Persia. The area known as Istanbul changed names, each of which is well known in modern-day civilization. Constantine claimed it as centre of the Roman Empire; Byzantium, which later became Constantinople. Napoleon said that if the earth was a single state, Istanbul would be its capital.

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