A country straddling two continents, Turkey is a land where major civilizations left a mark and geology made one of its very peculiar acts visible in the moonlike terrain of Cappadocia.
Turkey's varied landscapes are the product of complex earth movements that have shaped the region over thousands of years. The country is surrounded by sea on three sides: the Aegean Sea to the west, the Black Sea to the north and the Mediterranean to the south, all dominated by high mountain ranges along the coastlines.
One of the oldest permanently settled regions in the world by diverse civilizations including the Assyrians, Greeks, Thracians, Phrygians, Urartians, and Armenians. The Ottoman empire at its height encompassed most of the Middle East and Eastern Europe until the foundations of modern-day Turkey were laid by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.
Turkey’s culture is a curious mix of the west and the east; a blend of various elements of the Turkic, Anatolian, Ottoman and Western culture and traditions, evident in the Byzantine and Islamic shrines standing side by side and the delicious cuisine of Turkey.
From the bustle of Istanbul’s Aya Sophia and Blue Mosque on the shores of the Bosphorus; to the quietness of the forest covered hills intertwining with the turquoise waters on the Mediterranean coast,Turkey has a very diverse set of attractions that will surely get you excited.
Climbing peaks in the Taurus and Anti-Taurus mountain ranges, hiking long-distance historical trails of the Lycian way and exploring the many valleys, rock-cut cave churches and fairy chimneys of Cappadocia.
