History of Turkey – a quick look at a milestone in history. Turkey is often called the “cradle of civilization” because it was home to diverse tribes and nations of people starting from 7500 BC Hittites, Phryges, Erartians, Litsiants, Lidians, Ionics, Persians, Macedonians, Catholics, Byzantines, Turks and Seluks – all lived in the territory of modern Turkey and in due course occupies an important place in the history of Turkey. The ancient sites and ruins throughout the country demonstrate the uniqueness of each civilization. Today in Turkey you can see the ruins of the first settlements in the world.
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May 14th, 2008 
Tushar Mathur
The capital: Ankara.
The largest city: Istanbul.
Population: 2007 census – 70,586,256. The larger part of the population is a Turkish, around 10 million Kurds, 1 million Arabs, over then 10 thousands of Greeks, Armenians and Jews.
Holidays: 1 January (New year), 23 April (Day of the autonomy and day of the children as well ) , 1 May, 19 May (Day of Ataturk), 30 August (Day of the Victory), 29 October (put to the democracy) , The different religious holidays.
National particularities: by the Muslim’s traditions, entering in a mosque or a private house you must down your shoes.
