Interesting Facts About Türkiye
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| Interesting Facts About Türkiye |
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* Every year about 90 million people come to shop in Turkey's Grand Bazaar.
* Turkey is the 37th largest country in the world by area.
* The people of Turkey had given the knowledge of making coffee to Europe.
* Türkiye bird is called in Hindi. Turks believe that this bird was born in India.
* The list of UNESCO includes 13 World Heritage Sites in Türkiye.
* The great historical city of Troy was in Türkiye.
* Mustafa Kamalpasha is considered the creator of Modern Türkiye.
* Turkish people are very patriotic. Never speak wrong towards our country.
* When babies are born in Turkey, salt is wrapped all over their bodies and this process is called salting. It is believed that by this the child can be kept away from every bad situation.
* Türkiye is the sixth largest tourist destination in the world.
* In Turkish, the word "Aslan" is used for the lion, which is depicted in the book series called Narnia.
* The first man-made church in the world is in Turkey. It is called Cave Church or St. Peter's Church. Which was built between 1098 AD to 1268 AD.
* Beekeeping is done at a high level in Türkiye.
* Türkiye is home to 2 of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World.
* Turkey is also known as the bridge of Europe-Asia.
* Only a small part of Turkey is in Europe, but most species of birds are found in Turkey only in the whole of Europe.
* Turkey is the only Muslim majority country in the world, which is secular.
* The capital of Türkiye is Ankara and the largest city is Istanbul.
* Türkiye's GDP is the 17th largest GDP in the world.
* Turkey has the third largest number of Facebook users in the world.
* America is at number one and British at number two.
* Turkey is also called the patient of Europe.
* Turkey has over 82,693 mosques, making it one of the countries with the largest number of mosques in the world.
* The local traditional red hat is banned in Türkiye. It was banned by Mustafa Kamal Pasha, who thought it was a sign of bigotry.
* The Central Market of Istanbul is one of the oldest and largest markets in the world.
* Here 64 streets, 4000 shops and 25000 people work. It was built by the Ottoman Empire in the 15th century.
* Türkiye's borders are connected with about 8 countries.
* Most journalists are sent to jail in Türkiye.
* About 9,000 species of flowers are found in Turkey.
* The world's first underground mosque was also built in Türkiye.
* Evidence of human settlement has been found in Turkey about 7500 years before Christ.
* Turkish sweet "Rahat lokum" is one of the oldest sweets in the world.
* Santa Claus aka St. Nicholas was born in Türkiye. Santa Claus was born in Patara, Turkey in the third century.
* Türkiye is the largest producer of walnuts in the world. Türkiye exports 80 percent of the world's walnuts.
* Istanbul is the only city in the world, which is spread over two continents. Only 3% of Turkey falls in Europe, yet it is counted as a European country, while 97% of Turkey's land falls in the continent of Asia.
* Türkiye's beer market is the 12th largest beer market in the world.
* Most Turks did not use surname before, but after the law passed in 1934, it became mandatory. Common surnames in Turkey include Yısmaz, Kaya, Demir, etc.
* Wine has been used in Turkey since 4000 BC.
* The railway tunnel built in Istanbul, the commercial capital of Turkey, is the second oldest in the world after the London Railway. This tunnel started working in 1975.
* Turkish women also come among the most beautiful women in the world and most of the people here look like Europeans.
