Turkey

✨ Fun Facts About Turkey

• 🏛️ Ancient Roots: Turkey is home to Göbekli Tepe, the world's oldest known temple complex — over 12,000 years old and predating Stonehenge by 6,000 years.
• 🏛️ Oldest City: Çatalhöyük in Turkey is one of the world's oldest known cities, dating back 9,000 years, among humanity's first urban settlements.
• ☕ Coffee History: Turkey introduced coffee to Europe in the 16th century. Turkish coffee is UNESCO-listed and always served with Turkish delight.
• 🌹 Rose Capital: Isparta, Turkey, is the world's rose oil capital — producing 60% of the globe's rose oil, used in perfumes and cosmetics.
• 🎈 Hot Air Balloons: Cappadocia's fairy-tale rock formations host one of the world's most famous hot air balloon scenes, with hundreds flying daily at sunrise.
• 🧿 Evil Eye: The nazar (evil eye amulet) originates from Turkey — these blue glass charms are hung everywhere to ward off bad luck.
• 🥙 Vegan Mezze: Turkish cuisine has an extraordinary vegan tradition — from stuffed grape leaves and muhammara to lentil soup and eggplant dishes.
• 🌊 Turkish Riviera: Turkey's Turquoise Coast stretches 1,200km along the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas, with some of Europe's clearest blue waters.