Territorially Turkey belongs to the near abroad, however, the culture and traditions of this state are very different from ours. Let's find out what is so interesting about Turkey.
Turkey - interesting facts about the country
- The largest city in Turkey - Istanbul - is the only city in the whole world that is located on two continents simultaneously. Its European and Asian parts are shared by the Bosporus Strait. Today, the population of the former Turkish capital is just under 15 million people, and its area is 5354 square meters. km. Thanks to this, the ancient capital of the three empires (Byzantine, Roman and Ottoman) is one of the largest cities in the world. And not so long ago, in 2010, Istanbul was elected the cultural capital of Europe.
- The quality of Turkish medicine differs from the domestic one by an order of magnitude. For example, according to the number of accredited medical institutions, this country is the world leader. Medications here are much cheaper than ours, and the likelihood of buying a counterfeit drug is minimal. Ophthalmology and dentistry in Turkey at the highest level, and as part of medical tourism, residents of many European and Arab countries come here to be treated. To become a doctor in Turkey, you need to learn as much as 9 years, not 6.
- But forging any other industrial goods in Turkey is not a punishable case, if the counterfeit has a minimum of 4 differences from the original.
- Speaking about beach vacation in this country, it should be noted the main advantage of Turkey in front of popular European resorts, namely - the longest swimming season.
- The situation with prices for Turkish real estate is interesting. Although recently they have certainly grown, but still you can buy real estate in Istanbul almost 5 times cheaper than in any European capital. To note, Istanbul today occupies the 30th position in the ranking of the most expensive cities in the world.
- An interesting fact about Turkey is that this country is one of the safest in the world in terms of the number of committed criminal offenses. So you can relax here calmly!
- Modern Turkish uses the Latin alphabet, which, however, lacks a few letters - W, X and Q. In addition, this language has a lot of borrowed words, but mostly French, and not English.
About Turkey, you can say a lot more interesting, because this country, like all the Mediterranean states, is very colorful. Therefore, it is best to be convinced on personal experience how interesting it is to have a rest in Turkey !
