Why Turkey?

• has 2 of the 7 wonders of the ancient world
• has the oldest shipwreck in the world from Bronze Age found in Uluburun,Ka
• is where the first coins used by the Lydian King Croesus
• is the location of famed Troy of the Trojan war
• is the place from where Julius Caesar sent his famous message -veni,vidi,vici- to the Roman senate
• is the birthplace of Ionian civilization
• has the second best preserved Roman ruin in the world - Ephesus
• is where the first written treaty between the any 2 nations in the world was signed Kadesh treaty between Hittites and Egyptians 1284 bc
• is the birthplace of St. Paul and St. Nicholas
• is the location of 7 churches of asia minor adressed by St. john in the book of revealation
• is where Noah's Ark landed on Mount Ararat
• is where the first economical council took place, in Nicea
• is home of the Greek Ortodox Patriarchate
• is the birthplace of Tigris and Euphrates
• is the land of origin of tulips
• has introduced coffee to Europe
• was on the silk road