Check Out the Interesting Facts about Turkey Country
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5. People in Turkey Like to Drink Tea
Not only coffee lovers, but it also turns out that 96% of the population of Turkey drinks one cup of tea every day. They especially do this, by sipping it from small, tulip-shaped glasses.
6. Wine Production is Important
Turkey loves wine so much that it was even one of the earliest wine producers. In addition, Turkey is the fourth largest wine producer in the world. This is due to the climate and fertile soil. So, tourists visiting Turkey will often see vineyards.
7. Extraordinary Cultural Heritage
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If the Turkey facts that interest you the most are historical facts, you will be interested to know that there are 13 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Turkey. But that's not all. There are also 62 others on the provisional list of World Heritage Sites.
Some of the most important sites include Göbekli Tepe, the Mesolithic temple, Ephesus, the biblical city, and Gallipoli, a battlefield from the First World War.
8. The Turks Love Their Bread
In Turkey, almost every meal comes with fresh bread (ekmek), and the best part of the meal is soaking up the juices and oils of other dishes with your bread. The giving of ekmek is significant in Turkey because, in Islamic belief, bread sustains life. Due to this, bread is never wasted.
9. The "Evil Eye" Becomes the Best-Selling Souvenir
The “Nazar boncu”, or “evil eye”, is a stone made from molten glass, iron, and copper. A 3000-year-old tradition, it is worn to protect the wearer from evil forces. The belief is that the blue color of the stone has the power to shield it from negative energy.
10. More than 30 Languages are Spoken in Turkey
Turkish is the official language of Turkey with 90% of the population speaking Turkish, but there are more than 30 minority languages ??spoken in Turkey. These include Zazaki, and Kurmanji in Arabic with Northern Kurdish being the two most widely spoken languages.
