Did u know these about Turkey?

Here some facts you thought you knew and surprisingly true about Turkey. I've got this in the email as well and I don't know who wrote it but, I've double checked all of them with the known encyclopedias. Enjoy...

The only city in the world located on two continents is Istanbul which has been the capital of three great empires - Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Ottoman Empire - for more than 2000 years.

Santa ClausSt. Nicholas, known today as Santa Claus, was born in Patara and served as bishop of Myra (Demre) ın Turkey's Mediterranean coast. It's belived that Nicholas died in Myra on December 6th at the age of 65. The village is home to the famous church of St. Nicolas which houses a Sarcophagus believed to be the orginal tomb of St. Nicholas.

Turkish CoffeeCoffee was first brought to Istanbul from Yemen in the 16th century. It was in Turkey that a new method of preparing ground coffee - Now calledTurkish Coffee - was invented and Turks introduced this new drink prepared in their own way to Europe by 17th century. Pierre Loti, Victor Hugo, Dumas, Moliere and Balzac are among those who are known to adminre Turkish Cofee. Drinking coffee is still an essential element of Turkish culture.

Red TulipTulips were introduced to Holland from Turkey by Ogier Ghiselin De Busbecq which started the craze for the flower in Netherlands and England. He was the ambassador of Charles V to the court of Ottoman Emperor, Süleyman the Magnificent in 1554.

Turquise color seaThe word Turquoise comes from "Turk" meaning Turkish, and was derived from the beautiful color of the Mediterranean Sae on the southern Turkish coast.

Sweet CherryIt was from Giresun, a city on the Black Sea coast of Turkey, that Roman Genaral Lucullus exported the first cherry trees to Europe. Giresun is a variation the ancient name Kerasus, meaning the "city of cherries", from the Greek word for cherry, "kerasi".

For more info about traveling to Turkey visit http://www.kultur.gov.tr/EN/

here is the touristic TV Commercial made for Turkey in 2005.

Posted: 11:19 p.m. EST September 26, 2005