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Most interesting facts of Turkey

Most interesting facts of Turkey Before you read this,you need to prepare yourselves for the facts that the house of Santa Claus is not in North Pole or Amazon female warriors did not live in Amazon rainforests in South America. Republic of Turkey is full of history and there are many facts that will surprise you when you start to read the article below. So here are some of them possibly you never knew. - The Color "Turquoise" comes from the clean color of the see on the Aegean coasts in Turkey. - The millenium stone at Sultanahmet Square in Istanbul was the zero meridian point of the world once upon a time. - The Famous Trojan wars took place in Western Turkey Truva town. - The First church built by men (St.Pete's Church) is in Antioch (Antakya) Turkey. - The oldest known human settlement in Turkey is Catalhoyuk (7th millenium B.C.) - Ephesus and Halicarnasus - two of the most famous places of the ancient world -

Top 10 Street Foods in Istanbul Turkey

According to Forbes.com Istanbul is  number 7 of the World's top 10 cities for street food.But who cares!Every mother thinks her own gosling is a swan.I love Ottoman-Turkish Cuisine with it's richness and it's number 1 for me.You will find the most popular street food of Istanbul on this article. Since the tastes differ, you will only find the top 10 street food in Istanbul to eat on the go. If you would like to see the rest of the popular street food of Istanbul, go to best street food of Istanbul page. So here is number 1 on our list; 1. Doner Kebap World wide famous doner kebab is usually Chicken,lamb or beef grilled on a skewer (mostly vertically) and served in bread, pita bread or tortilla (so called lavash in Turkey). As the German-Turks say "doner macht schoener" which means  "Doner makes you nice(r)" :) 2. Simit bread Who could resist the smell of fresh baked simit bread with some toasted sesame seeds on it? This 100 grams of ro