Turkey is a wonderful place! Here are a few fun facts about this country
If you love to shop for local items and buy souvenirs when you’re traveling you’ll be interested to know that the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, with the official name of Kapali Carsi in Turkish dates back as far as 1455 making it the oldest covered market in the world
Turkish is Turkey’s official language with 90% of the population speaking Turkish, but there are actually more than 30 minority languages spoken in Turkey. These include Zazaki, and Kurmanji with Arabic with Northern Kurdish being two other languages that are widely used. If you’re a language lover or enjoy being in a culturally-diverse region, you should visit Turkey.
Just because there are some beautiful coastal areas in Turkey, that doesn’t mean you can’t find great mountain ranges in this country. Over 130 peaks are higher than 2900 meters (98,000 feet), and there are almost a dozen winter resorts you can go to so you can enjoy snow and winter fun in Turkey.
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