El turismo en Тurquía

Capital Ankara

Official languages Turkish

Gentilities Turkish, Turkish

Form of government Parliamentary Republic

Total Population 72.561.3122

YTL Currency

LOCATION

Turkey is a south-west Europe and southwestern Asia. It borders the Black Sea to the north, Georgia, Armenia and Iran to the east, Syria and Iraq to the southwest, with the Mediterranean Sea to the south, the Aegean Sea to the west, and Greece and Bulgaria to the Northwest

HISTORY

Due to its strategic position, being located between Europe and Asia and between three seas, Turkey has been a historical crossroads between cultures and Eastern and Western civilizations. It has been home to several great civilizations and the place where many battles took place between them throughout history. The country influences the area between the European Union in the west and Central Asia in the east, Russia in the north and the Middle East in the south, so it has become increasingly strategic importance.

TOURISM

His landscapes are exotic and has several palaces, mosques and castles. Activities are made available as cruises the Mediterranean and the Aegean, trekking and hiking, beaches and coasts can practice windsurfing, water skiing, sailing and diving

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He was ranked as the eighth most tourist country by the World Tourism Organization in Ankara 2008.En year you can visit the Archaeological Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, Gordion, the Roman Theatre, the Temple of Augustus.

CULTURE

Turkey has a very diverse culture that is a blend of various elements of the Oğuz and Turkish Anatolian, Ottoman (which is itself a continuation of the Greco-Roman and Islamic culture), and Western culture and traditions started with the Westernization of the Ottoman Empire that continues today. This mix is the result of the encounter of Turks and their culture with those of Turkish culture is a product of efforts to be a "modern" society and Western, along with the need to maintain traditional religious considerations and historical values.

Turkish music exemplifies this mix of cultural influences. Many schools of music are popular all over the country, from genres "arabesque" to hip-hop, thus contributing to a blend of Turkish traditions of Central Asia, Islamic and European in modern times.

SPORT

The most popular sport in Turkey are football, basketball, volleyball and motorsports, traditional Turkish national sport has been the Yagli (oiled wrestling) since the time otomanos.106 international wrestling styles governed by FILA

CELEBRATIONS

-1 January: New Year.

-23 April: Day of National Sovereignty and Children's Day.

-19 May: Memorial Day to Atatürk, Youth and Sport.

-30 August: Victory Day.

-29 October: Republic Day, the anniversary of

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