-Istanbul is the only city in the world located on two continents, Europe and Asia. In its thousands of years of history, it has been the capital of three great empires - Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman.
- The oldest known human settlement in the world is located in Catalhöyük, Turkey, dating back to 6500 B.C. The earliest landscape painting in history was found on the wall of a Catalhöyük house, illustrating the volcanic eruption of nearby Hasandag.
- Two of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World stood in Turkey - the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus and the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus in Bodrum.
- The first coins ever minted were done so at Sardis, the capital of the ancient kingdom of Lycia, at the end of the seventh century B.C.
- The Turks introduced coffee to Europe.
- The word 'turquoise' comes from 'Turk' meaning Turkish, and was derived from the beautiful colour of the Mediterranean Sea on the southern Turkish coast.
- The Turks first gave the Dutch their famous tulips that started the craze for the flower in England and the Netherlands.
- Two of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World stood in Turkey - the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus and the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus in Bodrum.
- The first coins ever minted were done so at Sardis, the capital of the ancient kingdom of Lycia, at the end of the seventh century B.C.
- The Turks introduced coffee to Europe.
- The word 'turquoise' comes from 'Turk' meaning Turkish, and was derived from the beautiful colour of the Mediterranean Sea on the southern Turkish coast.
- The Turks first gave the Dutch their famous tulips that started the craze for the flower in England and the Netherlands. - St Nicholas known as Santa Claus today, was born and lived in Demre (Myra) on Turkey's Mediterranean coast. The village contains the famous Church of St Nicholas with the sarcophagus believed to be his tomb. 
- Many important events surrounding the birth of Christianity occurred in Turkey. St John, St Paul and St Peter all lived and prayed in southern Anatolia. Tradition has it that St John bought Virgin Mary to Ephesus after the Crucifixion, where she spent her last days in a small stone house (Meryemana Evi)
- Many archaeologists and biblical scholars believe Noah's Ark landed on Ağrı Dağı (Mount Ararat) in eastern Turkey.
- The seven churches mentioned in the Book of Revelation are all found in Turkey: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea.
- Many important events surrounding the birth of Christianity occurred in Turkey. St John, St Paul and St Peter all lived and prayed in southern Anatolia. Tradition has it that St John bought Virgin Mary to Ephesus after the Crucifixion, where she spent her last days in a small stone house (Meryemana Evi)
- Many archaeologists and biblical scholars believe Noah's Ark landed on Ağrı Dağı (Mount Ararat) in eastern Turkey.
- The seven churches mentioned in the Book of Revelation are all found in Turkey: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea. To be continued ...
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