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Turkey is considered as an exotic land, that is criss-crossed
with the cloud-dappled mountains, uplands and plateaus, and fertile
valleys. The city was earlier under the influence of the Romans and
the Ottomans. Once you visit this city you will find that the
glories of this city evoke some special affection that cannot be
simply washed away with time because of its rich traditions and
customs.
Turkey has something for everyone. If you are a shop
alcoholic, then there are many frenzied market places for you.
Turkey is famous for its lively and sporty ambience of art and
music, and for imperial minarets and residences. The Central Turkey
offers all the travelers an astounding landscape that consists of
eroded volcanic rocks and fairy chimneys. It has various
subterranean cities comprising of rock-hewn houses that beautifully
merge with its colored landscape.
If you are a sea side love then turkey has something for you
also. The southern part of the turkey consists of the 'Turquoise
Coast' that is famous for the boat cruises. Here people can enjoy
various water sports, and can have sunbathe on the golden sands.
Turkey also comprises of wonderful ancient cities of the Troy and
the Ephesus, so there is much to explore here for the
archaeologists.
Being a lover of the scenic beauty, during my trip to Turkey
I concentrated more on the Western Turkey, that have various
picturesque seaside resorts. These are situated along the costs of
the Aegean and Mediterranean Sea. There were many recreational
attractions, with well-preserved museums and archaeological sites.
Turkey is surrounded by the mountainous terrain and the sea
shores. Because of the mountains and the maritime influence, climate
of this city vary greatly. The city is rich in minerals like
mercury, boron, manganese, copper, coal and petroleum. The Turks and
the Sunni Muslims are the dominating class among the population
here. The people here are very hospitable and extremely simple.
Turkey offers many spectacular places for the travelers. It
has a living museum that is full of the antiquities brought from
Greece. It also offers the archaeologists to explore spiraling
ruined temples, and various medieval castles that were built during
the 16th and 17th centuries. The city is famous for its ancient
mosques that seems to be floating and are considered to show harmony
between the rhythms of the time and earth.
Other major attractions
of the city are topkapi palace museum that is famous for its
treasure, Grand Bazaar where you can shop for the jewelry, carpets,
copper, leather, and hand-woven textiles, Dolmabahce Palace that was
built by the Sultans and is considered as the most beautiful palace
of Europe, Kariye Museum consisting of the mosaics of Birgin Mary
and Jesus Christ, and the Galata Tower that is the Jumbled puzzle of
various houses and passageways.
If you want to learn Turkish then you can follow the books
called "Colloquial Turkishâ by Yusuf Mardin. This book has various
sentence patterns for easy learning. This can also provide you with
the phonological description. Besides this, the other useful method
is to make use of a tape. It helps to get the knowledge of the
sounds of Turkish and helps you to get down correctly from the
starting.
You can also take the help of the native speaker to know
the pronunciation rules correctly. The Turkish grammar is very
regular. It consists of a few dozen of the verbs that have variant
forms of the one tense stem, and one irregular noun.
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