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There are many interesting places to visit and many activities to do in Turkey. Enjoying the sandy beaches and the clear seas, visiting various interesting landscapes, seeing the historical Ottoman mosques and travelling back in time in the world of ancient civilizations are all in your list of options. Turkey is a major Tourist attraction with its sunny Aegean and Mediterrenean coastline, and unique landscapes as in Cappadocia and Pamukkale. More than 20 million people visit this beautiful and interesting country every year. In this part of the Turkey For You website, we provide tips and guidelines for travelers to Turkey. Turkey has 81 distinct provinces, each hosting at least one major city. Every province and every city has some unique characteristics and attractions. In this part, we give travel guides to main attractions in major cities and provinces in Turkey. You can find information about Istanbul - the heart of Turkey, Ankara - the capital of Turkey, Antalya - the touristic capital of Turkey, and many more Turkish cities and provinces. Being in the center of the birthplace of human civilization, Turkey has plenty to offer to history lovers. Ancient Anatolian civilizations such as Hittites, Lydians and Urartus left their marks on central Anatolia, and many of their remainings can be seen in museums and ancient city excavations in and around Ankara. Ancient Greeks have flourished in Southern and Western Turkey, where you can experience a beautiful coastline surrounded with thousands of years of history. Turkey also carries the marks of Muslim Ottomans, who were in rule until less than 100 years ago. Best examples of Ottoman mosques, carvansaraies and schools can be seen in northwestern Turkey, especially in Istanbul. Turkey lies on the Anatolian peninsula, surrounded by seas on 3 sides and mountains on the other. In this setting, you can find an enormous variety of climate and natural effects. Among this variety, there are some gifts and amazing works of nature that you cant see anywhere else in the world. Browse through our list of natural wonders in Turkey to learn more. Turkey, bounded by four seas on three sides, spans a relatively large region in Asia and Europe. The First Geography Congress, convened in Ankara in 1941, divided Turkey into seven geographical regions. The regions were divided in keeping with the principles of geography - with the chief deciding factors being the topography, the climate, the vegetation and the agriculture of the respective regions. Life-style factors of the inhabitants like their food habits, housing, clothing and transportation systems were also considered.Four regions were named after the seas bordering them - the Aegean Region, the Black Sea Region, the Marmara Region and the Mediterranean Region. The other three regions were named in accordance with their location in the whole of Anatolia - Central, Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia Regions. With the variety of landscapes and geographical regions, Turkey is a country where you can do all sports and activities you can imagine. You can paraglide over the Dead Sea, do scuba diving in Antalya, rafting in River Coruh, yachting in the blue coastal line, hot air ballooning in Cappadoccia, mountaineering in mount Ararat and hunting in the national parks of Turkey. You can also play golf, explore caves, ski on the mountains, visit hot springs and spas, enjoy the national parks, view the wild life or travel the green plateous of Turkey. Turkish culture is an immense mixture partly produced by the rich history. The original lands of Turks is Central Asia, bordering China. From this location, they were forced to move west for various reasons more than a thousand years ago. On the way to Anatolia they have interacted with chinese, indian, middle eastern, European and Anatolian civilizations, and todays Turkish culture carries motives from each one of these diverse cultures. In this part, there are articles covering various aspects of Turkish culture and history to introduces this cultural link between European and Asian societies.ong history of Turkey has given way to many important figures that left significant marks on the path of humanity. In this part, we give the important Turkish people in history, and the reasons they are important.