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*Göreme National Park, Great Mosque of Divrigi, Historical sites of Istanbul, Hattusa, Nemrut Dagi, Hierapolis-Pamukkale, Xanthos-Letoon, Safranbolu and Troy are in the list of The UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Turkey.

*Herodotus of Halicarnassus was a Greek historian who lived in southwest coast of Caria, Anatolia (Asia Minor) in the 5th century BC and is regarded as the "Father of History" in Western culture.

*Asia Minor (modern Turkey) was the home for all Ecumenical Councils in the early history of the Christian church.

*The first church built by man (St. Peter's Church) is in Antioch (Antakya), Turkey.

*The famous Trojan Wars took place in Western Turkey, around the site where the Trojan horse rests today.

*Antakya Archaeological Museum has the second largest collection of Roman mosaics in the world, found when excavating Roman villas on the hillside at Harbiye.

*Many of the famous sites from classical Greek culture are not in Greece at all but in Turkey, including the ruins of cities such as Troy, Pergamum, Ephesus, Miletus and Halicarnassus.

*The ancient city of Allianoi, one of the oldest thermal spas in the world and located in the Bergama-Pergamon Turkey. Unfortunately the ancient city is in danger to be flooded. Surely your visit will be a great support to save Allianoi.