- RecipesTurkish Coffee
An essential component of Turkish hospitality, Turkish coffee is prepared using very finely ground coffee beans, and without filtering. It’s traditionally drunk in Turkey and several territories of the former Ottoman Empire, such as Greece, the Middle East, North Africa and the Balkans.
- CultureTurkey
The Turkish people, or the Turks, are part of the Turkic ethnic group, and are considered to be the most populous among all the Turkic peoples. Their language, Istanbul Turkish, originates from the Turkic family and they share cultural and historic backgrounds to such groups as the Ottoman Turks
- Special SightsHagia Sophia Museum
Turkey is home to a range of sprawling cultures that have influenced and shaped their attractions over the years. Roman and Ottoman history can be seen in the Hagia Sophia Museum and the Roman sites of Ephesus. Plan ahead though or it may be hard to get to everything in just a couple days.
Armenia is a landlocked country located in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, the Lachin corridor under a Russian peacekeeping force, and Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan to the south. Yerevan is the capital and largest city.
Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a part of the South Caucasus region, and is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia and Turkey to the west, and Iran to the south.
Bulgaria is a country in Southeast Europe. It occupies the whole eastern part of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, and the Black Sea to the east.
Georgia is a country located at the intersection of Western Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region, bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north and east by Russia, to the south by Turkey and Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan.
Greece is a country located in Southeastern Europe. Its population is approximately 10.7 million as of 2021. Athens is its largest and capital city, followed by Thessaloniki. Situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, Greece is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. It shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the northeast.
Iraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and Kuwait to the southeast, Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the southwest and Syria to the west.
Iran is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered to the west by Iraq and Turkey, to the northwest by Azerbaijan and Armenia, to the north by the Caspian Sea, to the northeast by Turkmenistan, to the east by Afghanistan and Pakistan, and to the south by the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf.
Syria is a country in Western Asia. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east and southeast, Jordan to the south, and Israel and Lebanon to the southwest. Cyprus lies to the west across the Mediterranean Sea.
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