123 Places In Turkey: A Private Grand Tour

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Following the Arab Spring in December 2010, the choices made by the government for supporting certain political opposition groups in the affected countries have led to tensions with some Arab states, such as Turkey's neighbor Syria since the start of the Syrian civil war, and Egypt after the ousting of President Mohamed Morsi. [177] [178] As of 2022 [update], Turkey does not have an ambassador in either Syria or Egypt, [179] but relations with both countries have started to improve. [180] [181] [182] [183] [184] [ excessive citations]

became the country's second president following Atatürk's death in 1938. In 1939, the Republic of Hatay voted in favor of joining Turkey with a referendum. Turkey remained neutral during most of World War II but entered the war on the side of the Allies on 23 February 1945. Later that year, Turkey became a charter member of the United Nations. [134] In 1950 Turkey became a member of the Council of Europe. After fighting as part of the UN forces in the Korean War, Turkey joined NATO in 1952, becoming a bulwark against Soviet expansion into the Mediterranean. See also: Turkish people Istanbul is the most populous city in Turkey and the country's economic and financial center. [359]Togg T10X SUV [297] and Togg T10S sedan produced by Togg, [298] a Turkish automotive company which manufactures EVs [299] [300] [297] TRAVEL THROUGH YEARS - Navigate by year, revisiting the treasures of 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, and beyond.

Turkish cuisine is largely the heritage of Ottoman cuisine, [483] [484] which contains elements of Turkish, Byzantine, Balkan, Armenian, Georgian, Kurdish, Arab and Persian cuisines. [483] [484] [485] It can be described as a fusion and refinement of Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Central Asian, Balkan and Eastern European cuisines. [483] [484] The country's position between Europe, Asia and the Mediterranean Sea helped the Turks in gaining complete control of the major trade routes, and an ideal landscape and climate allowed plants and animals to flourish. Turkish cuisine was well established by the mid-15th century, which marked the beginning of the classical age of the Ottoman Empire. The Library of Celsus in Ephesus was built by the Romans in 114–117. [65] The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, built by king Croesus of Lydia in the 6th century BC, was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. [66]Following the end of the Reconquista, which resulted in the expulsion of non-Christians (Jews and Muslims) from Iberia and southern Italy controlled by the Crowns of Castile and Aragon (and later by the Spanish Empire), a large number of Sephardic Jews and Andalusian Muslims emigrated to the Ottoman Empire during the reigns of sultan Bayezid II and his successors, settling primarily in Istanbul, Izmir, Selanik, Bursa and Edirne. [102]