- Turkey: where is the former Ottoman Empire located?
- How to get to Turkey?
- Holidays in Turkey
- Turkish beaches
- Souvenirs from Turkey
Before getting an answer to the question: “Where is Turkey?”, You should know: here you can devote the summer and the first autumn months to the beach pastime, and winter and the first spring months to skiing (Davras, Uludag, Sarikamysh).
Turkey: where is the former Ottoman Empire located?
Turkey's area - 783 562 sq. km. Its location is South-West Asia and partially (3% of the territory) South-East Europe. The smallest part of the country is located on the Balkan Peninsula, and the largest is on the Armenian Highlands (there is an active 3000-meter volcano Nemrut, as well as extinct volcanoes - 4400-meter Syupkhan and 5100-meter Big Ararat) and the Anatolian Peninsula. The Pontine Mountains stretch to the north and the Taurus Mountains to the south.
In the south, Turkey (the capital is Ankara) is bordered by Iraq and Syria, in the east - Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia, in the west - Bulgaria and Greece. The Turkish Republic is washed by the Aegean (west), Mediterranean (south), Marmara and Black (north) seas. Its coastline stretches for 7168 km.
Turkey is divided into 81 silts - Artvin, Bayburg, Ardkhan, Bursa, Gumushkhane, Denizli, Yozgat, Karaman, Mersin, Ordu, Siirt, Corum and others.
How to get to Turkey?
Those traveling from Moscow to Turkey with Turkish Airlines, Aeroflot or Pegasus Airlines will spend 3-3.5 hours on the way (to Antalya and Bodrum to fly 3.5 hours, to Istanbul - 3 hours, to Ankara - 2 hours 50 minutes). The Moscow-Ankara flight with transfers involves making stops at the air terminals of Yekaterinburg (11-hour journey), Ankara (a trip is waiting for passengers, lasting 5, 5 hours), Berlin (17.5 hours will be spent on the road).
Holidays in Turkey
In Turkey, it is worth paying attention to:
- to the Manavgat waterfall - those who decided to admire the water stream, 2 m high and 40 m wide, will be able to visit souvenir shops, places for recreation, cafes and fish restaurants, where guests are treated to delicious dishes of trout and seafood; a visit to the waterfall is paid, tourists are asked to pay a symbolic $ 1.
- Ankara is famous for the Atakule tower, the Khizar fortress, the Kocatepe mosque, museums of aviation and Anatolian civilizations.
- Adane - there is the Sabancı-Merkez mosque, the Tash-Kopru bridge, the Ulu mosque, the Ethnographic Museum.
- Kayseri - the citadel of the 6th century, exhibits of the medical museum, the Ulu Camii mosque, the Sircali Kumbet mausoleum are subject to inspection; those who have retired 25 km from Bursa will be able to ski from the slopes of the extinct volcano Ericiyes.
- Erzurumu with its 5th century fortress.
- Bursa - it is worth coming here for those suffering from rheumatism, gynecological disorders and skin ailments for the sake of thermal springs, the water in which is “warmed up” to + 47-49˚C; excursionists are interested in the Yesil Cami mosque, the Archaeological and Turkic-Islamic museums.
- Cappadocia with its rocky multi-level monasteries.
Turkish beaches
- Akyarlar Beach: The east side of the beach is suitable for surfing.
- Kadriye Beach: rest on fine white sand, turquoise water, cozy bars, a park with picnic areas, mini-karting, children's and sports grounds.
- Kaputas Beach: Tourists relax on the golden sand and swim in the crystal clear waters. In windy weather, foam waves “rage” here.
- Icmeler Beach: the beach is focused on family and children recreation, is famous for green spaces, and the surroundings are for picturesque mountains. Those interested can rent an electric scooter or bicycle.
The quality of rest often depends on the successful choice of the hotel. It is better to take care of this in advance and choose the best accommodation option for comfort and price.
Souvenirs from Turkey
Turkish gifts - souvenirs in the form of coffee, honey (chestnut, citrus), pistachios, olive soap, painted ceramics, Nazar amulet, Turkish delight, baklava, gold, leather.
