Turkey

In Agri Dagi, Mount Ararat (5,137m) somewhere in the East of Turkey it is supposed that the Noe’s
Ark has shipwrecked. The archaeologists couldn’t investigate enough that area because it’s one with
many military conflicts, but through its description is very similar (including the volcano nearby).

The oldest sportive event took place in Turkey, Turkish oil Wrestling – the oldest national sport – in
1362. The men were rubbing with olive oil before they fight. In that time, the one game has last for
up to a couple of days, today the limit is only 40 minutes, without any break. Another sport had been
the wrestle/fight of camels in their breeding season/mating period (November to March). Males had
drawn into savage conflict to seduce the female. The camels have been imported, not native.

As a tradition: The babies are covered/rolled around in the salt for being protected by evil.

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk – started to lead the country in 1921. He had forbidden during that time the
alcohol consumption. He had adopted the Gregorian calendar insead of the Islamic one. He changed
the alphabet from Arabic to roman letters, the prayer has begun to be in Turkish instead of Arabic.
Sunday was considered day of weekend instead of Friday. He forbidden the red hats, specific in
Turkey by then.

The “Harem” word comes from Arabic and means – “forbidden”. It describs the rooms where the
Pasha was holding his wifes or concubine with their children. During the “Suleiman Magnificent”
time (ottoman pacha), the harem had 250 rooms, where had been kept more over than one
thousand women.

The Turkish has invented the pergament – paper made from animal skin, because the Egiptens didn’t
want anymore to sell them the papyrus and export it to their port – Pergamum ( which gave it the
name). the reason was the fear the library from Pergamo would become bigger than Allexandria
library -the largest at that moment.

The tulips – have been brought in Europe by Turkish in sec 17th. The name of tulips was borrowed
from the word “turban”.

Turkey is the biggest producer of nuts from the world, exporting almost 80% of the world
consumption.

Up until 1934 the Turks haven’t had the first name, they had only the surname. In 1934 a law obliged
them to adopt a name. the most common name have been: Kaya =stone, Shanim = hawk, Celik =
steel, Demir = iron.

Eminent historic personalities of the country: Homer, Esso, Saint Paul, Midas King, Herodot, Galenvs.

The tunnel from Instambul is the second oldest railway system from Europe, after London, and has
started to work in 1975.

In turkey you can find more than 83 thousand of mosques, more than its population.

Bizantium, secondly named Constantinopol, now called Istambul, from the 20th century has been the
capital of the Roman Empire, during emperor Constantin’s time. Roma has been capital in Occident
and Istambul in Orient.
Traditional food: a pudding called Ashur which contains 40 ingredients and is sweet and sour. It is
considered as being the last food from Noe’s Ark.

“Rahatul” – is one of the oldest sweets from the history, about 500 ago. It is sayed that Napoleon
was in love with this sweet with pistachio. Picasso was eating every day before he painting.

The turks introduced also the coffee in Europe, in the 16th century. According to the Turkish tradition
all the important life events should start with sweets: marriage, giving birth, etc.

Iulius Cezar has pronounced the words: Veni, Vidi, Vici – which mean “we came, we saw and
conquered.

The oldest wreck was found in Mediteranean Sea, near to Turkey, in Uluburum about 3 thousand
years ago. This wreck could be seen in the archeological submarine museum in Instambul.

In Instambul – there is the train station: Zircheci – the last station for the Orient Express train which
was going from Paris to Istambul between 1883 and 1977.

The Turkish bathrooms have been exported from Roman Empire and have been a mixed between
the Greek, roman and byzantine bathrooms.

The most expensive silk rug from the world, which has 70 nodes per sqcm is in Instambul.

Ahmed Celebi was the first man who flew over the Bosphorus Strait using artificial wings in the 17th
century. Therefore he is the first man who made a intercontinental flight with 270 years before the
Wright brothers ( Orville and Wilbur) on the 17th dec 1903.

Turkey is the country with the highest consumption of the tea from the world per man, every man
consuming 2-3 kg (solid quantity) per year. 95% of its population consume tea every day. It is the
fifth-largest country that produce tea. The word tea in Turkish is spelt in the same way like in
Romania. The fourth-largest tomatoes producing country, exporting annually more than 10milion
tonnes.

The word – Turcoaz – comes from the word “turc” with a French nuance, symbolizing the pur blue of
mediteranian water from the south eastern part of Turkey.

The first beauty contest took place in Turkey, where Paris Troia has been the judge and Atena, Herra
and Afrodita the contestants. He picked up Afrodita who promised him giving the most beautiful
woman, Helena. That was the reason for the Troian war.

The egalization of right between men and women happened 1000 years ago.