Category Culture

Explore Turkish culture through history, traditions, customs, landmarks, daily life and fascinating facts. This section helps travelers understand Turkey beyond destinations, with cultural and historical insights.

General About Turkey

About Turkey Turkey is a country straddling Asia and Europe. It is fairly large, the 37th largest country in the world, to be exact. The climate of Turkey varies from place to place inside the country. The southern and western…

Economy of Turkey

An overview of Turkish economy with answering what is the economy like in Turkey, main exports and biggest trading partners of Turkey. Turkey’s economy is mostly based on a free market system. With a developing tourism market there is also…

Government of Turkey

Find out basic information about the government of Turkey, learn whether Turkey has a democratic government or not, is Turkey secular or not. When the Republic of Turkey was founded, it brought a whole new style of governing that is…

Gobekli Tepe

Check out our ultimate guide to Gobekli Tepe, located in Şanlıurfa, Turkey. Gobekli Tepe is a pre-historic archaeological site near Şanlıurfa, Turkey, that dates back to as early as 10,000 BC. These ancient ruins and the mystery surrounding them are getting…

History of Anatolia – Asia Minor Timeline

The history of ancient Anatolia, or Asia Minor, where is one of the most important places civilizations like Persians, Greeks, and Turks inhabited. Anatolia has a very long and rich history that would require many books to be completely covered.…

National Symbols of Turkey

Learn the national symbols of Turkey, like her flag, national animal, national drink, official flower, and national sport. Turkey is a country that values the symbolic meaning of things and puts great effort toward respecting this meaning and symbolism. Let’s…