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Interesting Facts About Turkey

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  • Turks first introduced coffee to Europe.
  • 70% of the world's hazelnuts come from Turkey.
  • The oldest known human settlement is in Catalhoyuk, Turkey (7500 BC).
  • Anatolia is the birthplace of historic figures such as Homer (the Poet), King Midas, Herodotus (the Father of History), and Paul the Apostle.
  • There are approximately 150 archaeological excavations going on in Turkey every year.
  • The cities of the seven churches in Revelation are located in Turkey.
  • Turks gave the Dutch their famous tulips.
  • St. Nicholas, who became famous as Father Christmas, was born in Turkey.
  • Mt. Ararat, where Noah’s Ark landed, is in Western Turkey, and is the country’s highest point.
  • Istanbul (North-Western Turkey) is the only city in the world built on two continents.

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