Un viaggio in Turkey sarà una preziosa esperienza già a partire dalla visuale di paesaggi di cui si gode in tutto il territorio: il Van Lake, i numerosi monti e Ararat, gli altopiani, le depressioni drammatiche ma affascinanti.
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Molto belle le Turkish coasts of the Black Sea e del Mediterranean, misteriose e cariche di magnetismoEphesus, Pamukkale e la Cappadocia: luoghi antichissimi che parlano della lunga storia umana.
La Turkish Republic, fondata nel 1923, è oggi impegnata in un processo di modernizzazione e di riforme per consentire al Paese l’annessione alla Comunità Europea, per la quale il governo turco si è candidato nel 1999.
Country Profile: Turkey
- Country: Turkey
- Area: 814,578 Km²
- Capital: Ankara
- Population: 67 million inhabitants
- Language: Turkish
- Religion: the majority is Muslim
- Form of Government: parliamentary republic
- Major cities: Ankara, Izmir, Istanbul, Adana, Antalya, Bursa
Useful information about Turkey
- Currency: New Turkish Lira (1 Euro = 1.8663 TRY)
- International dialing code: +90
- International vehicle registration code: TR
- Driving side: right
- Entry documents: ID Card or Passport
- Vaccination required: NN
- Electric current: 220 volts AC 50 HZ
- Unit of measurement: decimal metric
- Time zone: + 1 hour from Italy
- Fixed date holidays: January 1: New Year’s Day; April 23: National Children’s Day and Ataturk Commemoration; May 19: Youth and Sports Day; August 30: Victory Day; October 29: Republic Day; movable date: Sacrifice Feast; movable date: Ramadan Feast
- Climate: generally typical Mediterranean climate with hot summers and mild winters, although it varies greatly across different regions of the country
- Average temperatures: summer varies with highs from about 20°C to 30°C, in winter varies from -2°C to 10°C
- Transport: National airline Turkish Airlines; many others operating flights to Turkey: Alitalia, Air France, KLM, Lufthansa, etc. Ferries and ships to Italy and the Mediterranean in general. By train Istanbul is connected to all major European cities
- Airports: Adana, Ankara, Istanbul, Isparta, Dalaman, Bursa, and many others
