Turkey hotels may be a nice place to spend your vacation and leisure time in. You can also get Turkey travel tips. In the place where Europe and Asia meet each other in the land of beautiful hills and rocks and hot beaches Turkey stretched out. The main part of this country is located in Asia and named Anatolia. 3 percent of Turkey's territory from previous ages belongs to Europe. This country is mostly the territory of hills and rocks. There are not many plains and they are generally situated on the seashores and in the valleys of the rivers. Aegean, Black and Mediterranean seas surround this state from the west, north and south.



The coolest territory is a mountain one. The temperature falls here to 30 degrees Celsius every winter. But on the southern coasts is hot subtropical climate that is really magnificent for the attraction of tourists. The population of the country is sixty six million of people and today it is permanently enlarging. The capital of Turkey is Ankara. It is situated in the middle part of Anatolia. And Istanbul is one of the most notable cities all over the world. This marvelous city is the child of Europe and Asia in the soul of which Bosporus channel flows. Nowadays Istanbul turned to a large mega polis with fifteen million population. It is also the basic commercial part of Turkey with high-powered plants and large mills.

The Turkish language has a position of the official Turkey's tongue. It concerns to the Turkic languages that are spread from Balkans to Siberia. It amazes not only with its roots but with a magnificent ability of conversion. Some years ago there was no Turkish alphabet and Turks used the Arabian one, but it wasn't very opportune. In 1928 it was changed to the Roman ABC. Many words are precisely performed in writing with the assistance of this ABC accurately as they are pronounced. But there were many different reconstructions in the content of the language. The structure of the vocabulary was evidently changed. The Arabian and Persian terms and notions were completely removed from the vocabulary. The notions of Turkic people were applied to replace the previous words. They created completely new terms that didn't have the equivalents in their speech before that.

The state statistics claims that the population of Turkey contains Turks. But many different peoples and nationalities dwell Turkey. The look of a Turk may change in different parts of the country. There will be fair haired men with sky blue eyes as well as burning brunets. About ninety nine percent of people worship of Islam. Turkish lira today is the currency in this country. In 1923 Ottoman Empire turned into the Republic of Turkey and this day became a people's feast.

But you can also choose to visit Balikesir. Here you may do anything you like because it appears that citizens have built this place for your pleasure. It is really beautiful and a great number of hotels are always glad to see you.

You can get from Europe to Asia or vice versa through Dardanelles. It is the path where Persians went to Greece and Greeks walked to Persia. Ancient Greek cities were situated there as well as the city of Troy. Powerful Troy wanted to have monopoly to area, but Greeks didn't want it and the Trojan War took place. After a half of the century a blind author Homer introduced his ?Iliad? and ?Odyssey? poetically showing this war. Troy was found only in the nineteenth century by the researcher H. Schliemann who had a time and money to satisfy his desire and to dispel the problems of many scientists.

Of course you can go to any city you like. You may come to Corum, Ordu, Rize or any other place you like best.