11) Tradition in Turkey says that a stranger at one’s doorstep is considered "God’s guest" for at least three days.
12) Turkey is noted for having one of the three most famous and distinctive traditional cuisines in the world.
13) The First Ecumenical Council was held in Iznik,Turkey.
14) Writing was first used by people in ancient Anatolia.
The first clay tablets in the ruins of Assyrian Karum (Merchant Colony) date back to 1950 B.C.
15) The oldest tin mine was found in Göltepe, 60 miles south of Tarsus.
16) The first Neolithic paintings found on man-made walls are in Catalhöyük,Turkey.
17) Anatolia is the birthplace of historic legends, such as Homer
(the poet), King Midas, Herodotus (the father of history), and St.Paul the Apostle.
18) Julius Caesar proclaimed his celebrated words, "Veni, Vid, Vici (I
came, I saw, I conquered)" in Turkey when he defeated the Pontus,
a formidable kingdom in the Black
Sea region of Turkey.
19) Female goddesses like Cybele dominated the Central
Anatolian pantheon for thousands of years before these supernatural
powers were transformed to male gods.
20) The Hittites sold Abraham the cave where he buried his wife Sarah, when the Israelites came to
Palestine.