Travel to Turkey
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A repository of unsurpassed cultural wealth gleaned from 5,000
years at the crossroads of civilization, transcontinental Turkey
has been the world's greatest epicenter of exchange between East
and West since the dawn of civilization.
There were the Persians from the east. Then Alexander the Great
from the west, who slashed the Gordion Knot near Ankara then
traveled eastward to conquer Asia. That west-to-east cultural tide
reversed once more when, 1,000 years ago, Turks originating in
Mongolia's Altai Mountains swept down through Persia and claimed
Turkey for themselves.
Travel to Turkey and discover the echoes of empire that include
Greek, Roman, Persian and Ottoman.
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Turkey – Tea with the Locals
by Richard Earls. “Yes, the British and the Japanese have their tea customs and rituals, and I wouldn’t want to take away from the special nature of either of those cultures. But if I had to choose where I would most like to have a cup of tea with the locals, it would be Turkey. [...]
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