TURKEY, situated at the cross-road between two continents Asia and Europe, is the cradle of mankind and the largest open-air museum illustrating world history while you sample the remnants of all the important civilizations which lived in the land, i.e., Assyrians, Hattis, Hittites, Trojans, Phrygians, Persians, Urartians, lonians, Macedonians, Romans, Byzantine, Seljuks and Ottomans.
Turkey is the source of so many of the world's most important scientists, philosophers, gods, religious and political leaders and is where the likes of Thales, Socrates, Homer, Cybele, Artemis, The Virgin Mary, St. Paul, St. John, Midas, Croesus, Alexander the Great, Constantine the Great, Suleiman the Magnificent and Mustafa Kemal Atatürk lived in the real world and in mythology.
Turkey is a modern democratic country today, founded by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in 1923 with much to offer to kindle the imagination of vacationers. Surrounded on three sides by major bodie of water, the Black Sea to the North, the Aegean to the west, the Mediterranean on the South, she is currently one of Europe's favorite vacation destinations offering all types of marine activities from snorkeling to cruises on the most luxurious yachts. Resorts abound along the Aegean and Mediterranean coasts where one can just enjoy excursions to various historical sites in the area, or take advantage of coach tours which, for example, trace the journeys of the Apostle Paul or take one to marvelous ancient cities and temples which often pre-date Christ.
TURKEY is truly an exciting destination, which once visited inspires many returns.