Un viaje a Turquía será una experiencia valiosa ya desde la vista de los paisajes que se disfrutan en todo el territorio: el lago Van, las numerosas montañas y el Ararat, las mesetas, las depresiones dramáticas pero fascinantes.
Cosa troverai in questa guida
Muy hermosas las costas turcas del Mar Negro y del Mediterráneo, misteriosas y cargadas de magnetismoÉfeso, Pammukale y la Cappadocia: lugares antiquísimos que hablan de la larga historia humana.
La República Turca, fundada en 1923, está hoy comprometida en un proceso de modernización y reformas para permitir al país la adhesión a la Comunidad Europea, para la cual el gobierno turco se postuló en 1999.
Turkey’s fact sheet
- Country: Turkey
- Area: 814,578 Km²
- Capital: Ankara
- Population: 67 million inhabitants
- Language: Turkish
- Religion: the majority are Muslim
- Form of Government: parliamentary republic
- Main 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 sign: TR
- Driving side: right
- Entry documents: ID Card or Passport
- Vaccination required: No
- Electricity: 220 volts AC 50 HZ
- Unit of measurement: metric decimal
- Time zone: + 1 hour from Italy
- Fixed date holidays: January 1st: New Year’s Day; April 23rd: National Children’s Day and Ataturk Commemoration; May 19th: Youth and Sports Day; August 30th: Victory Day; October 29th: Republic Day; variable date: Sacrifice Feast; variable 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 highs range from about 20°C to 30°C, in winter it ranges 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
