Interesting facts about TURKEY

• Noah’s Ark landed on Mount Ararat (Agri Dagi) in Eastern Turkey
• Turks introduced coffee to Europe.
• Turkey is the only country in the world that owns a SEA. Because of their great sizes normally seas are shared up to a certain mileage by countries but BOSPHORUS Sea is completely surrounded by Turkey.
• BOSPHORUS also has two bridges which connects two continents EUROPE and ASIA. Hence this unique thing gives Turkey the distinction of being the only country in the world on two continents.
• Istanbul has the historical building of Sirkeci Train Station. This was the last stop of the Simplon-Orient Express - "kings of trains and train of kings" - between Paris and Constantinople (Istanbul) from 1883 to 1977. Agatha Christie was one of the passengers of this famous train.
• Tradition in Turkey says that a stranger at one’s doorstep is considered "God’s guest" for at least three days.
• Writing was first used by people in ancient Anatolia. The first clay tablets in the ruins of Assyrian Karum (Merchant Colony) date back to 1950 B.C
• Cherry was first introduced to Europe from Giresun (Northern Turkey)
• Turkey has hundreds beaches and marinas which have the "Blue Flag" (A European award for the best clean water) on the Mediterranean and Aegean.
• The number of species of flowers in Turkey is approximately 9,000, of which 3,000 are endemic
  Source: www.allaboutturkey.com