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Turkey’s culture is rich and varied, as are its history and its people.
And to better enjoy it during your trip, it will be useful to know in advance some of its key features.
In this category we give you information on aspects as different as its gastronomy, its language, its history or its religion.
What does the flag of Turkey look like and why?
How many inhabitants does the country have?
What about the most populated cities?
What is the life expectancy of its citizens?
These are some general data that you can consult on this page and that will help you to get a general idea of the country before landing in it.
Turkey surprises for its rich and complex history.
In all periods of the past, this territory has been key: from Ancient Greece to the Ottoman Empire, including the Byzantine and other political entities that have left a deep imprint on its tourist destinations and the culture of its people.
Tasty and full of character.
This is the gastronomy of Turkey, which has taken many details from other neighboring cuisines, but has also greatly influenced them.
Here you can discover which are the most characteristic foods used here and which are the most typical dishes that you can taste during your trip.
Although the majority of the country’s inhabitants are ethnic Turks, they are not the only ones.
On this page you will discover what characterizes modern Turks and what differentiates them from Kurds.
We also show which are the other officially recognized and non-recognized minorities, and what presence they have in the country as a whole.
Turkish is more than just a language: it is a true hallmark of Turkish culture, whose definitive form was acquired during the 20th century, especially with Ataturk’s reforms.
Here we analyze it, but we also tell you the keys to the other languages commonly spoken in certain areas of the country.
To talk about music and dance in Turkey is to talk about the whirling dervishes, as we show here.
But this dance of mystical and spiritual connotations is not the only one that can be seen and heard in the country: here you can consult other folkloric or modern expressions that the Turks put into practice with great pride.
Monumentality, elegance, spirituality, functionality… These are features of Turkish architecture, whatever its period.
Here we explain in depth what characterizes the buildings of each period, from the Greeks and Romans to the Byzantines, Seljuks, Ottomans and the more modern trends inspired by the currents coming from the Western world.
Color, exoticism and heart.
All this is present in most of Turkey’s artistic and handcrafted pieces.
Some of them you will find on display in museums, while others are available to anyone in bazaars and stores.
If you want to admire the taste and technical mastery of their creators, take a look at this page.
Islam is the majority religion in Turkey, but with some particularities compared to other surrounding countries.
In addition, the Jewish people have always had a prominent presence in Turkish society.
And Christianity has some of its most revered holy places here.
We talk about all this on this page.
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