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About Turkey The land of ancient Asia Minor or Anatolia is today's Turkey. The earliest landscape painting in history exists on a wall of Catalhoyuk house dating from 6200 BC. It shows the eruption of a volcano, probably that of Hasandag's. The first recorded international treaty in the world was the Treaty of Kadesh between the Hittite and Egyptian Empires, Hattusils III and Ramses II, in 1284 BC Many city names in different parts of the world such as Philadelphia, Paris, Antioch, Troy or the continental name '' Europe '' orginate in Anatolia. The oldest known shipwreck on earth was excavated by a team headed by Don Frey in Ulu Burun near Kas. In 640 BC, for the first time in history, coins made of electrum were used by the Lydian's in Sardis. (Sart) King Midas was an Anatolian. Alexander the Great cut the Gordian knot near Ankara. The double knot in Turkish carpets is called '' Gordes Dugum'u '' which is the Turkish expression for the Gordian knot. Two of the Seven Wonders of the World stood in Anatolia : the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus and the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus. The others are the Pyramids of Egypt, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Colossus of Rhodes and the Pharos of Alexandria. The words of Julius Caesar '' Veni, vidii, vici ( I came, I saw, I conquered) '' were said in Amasya, east of Ankara when he went to Anatolia 47 BC. Anatolia was the firsts major stronghold of Christianity. The garden of Eden in the Book of Genesis was said to be watered by a river which separated into four streams as it left the garden ; two of them the Tigris ( Dicle) and Euphrates (Firat) rise in the mountains of eastern Turkey. Mount Ararat (Agri Dagi) is in Anatolia. According to tradition, Ararat is the place where Noah's Ark landed. Ararat is the Hebrew form for Urartu, the Assyrian name for a kingdom that existed in the region from the 11th century to the 7 the century BC. Early Christians escaping from Roman persecution sheltered in Cappadocia. St. Paul was born in Tarsus (southern Turkey) He undertook most of his missionary journeys and wrote most of his biblical epistles to early Christians in Anatolia. St. Nicholas, known as Santa Claus today was born and lived as bishop of Myra in Demre. According to legend, he secretly bestowed dowries upon the daughters of a poor citizen. This originated the custom of giving presents on the eve of the feast of St. Nicholas, a tradition later transferred to the Christmas Day. Sultan Beyazit II Dispatched the Ottoman Navy to bring the Jewish people who were expelled from Spain. They were bought safely to the Ottoman lands in 1492. Tulips were introduced to Holland from Anatolia by Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq. He was ambassador of Charles V to Suleyman the Magnificent in 1554. The first man ever to fly was Turkish. Using two wings Hezerfen Ahmet Celebi flew from Galata Tower over the Phosphorus to land in Uskudar in the 17th century. Istanbul houses the historical building of Sirkeci Train Station. This served as the last stop of the Simplon-Orient Express '' king of trains and the train of kings '' between Paris and Istanbul from 1883 - 1977 The number of species of flowers in Turkey is approximately 9,000 of which 3,000 are endemic, In Europe for instance there are 11,500 spices. Many valuable finds from Anatolia can also be seen in Museums all over the world. The Pergamum Museum of Berlin contains the Zeus Altar, Gateway to the Sanctuary of Athena from Pergamum, Statues from Priene and the great Market Gate from Miletus. The British Museum has become the adopted home for the Temple of Artemis from Ephesus, The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, and the Harpy Tomb from Xanthous.
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