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 -
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