country of heaven : Turkey

Tourism in Turkey is focused largely on a variety of archaeological and historical sites, and on seaside resorts along its Aegean and Mediterranean coasts. In the recent years, Turkey is also becoming a popular destination for the SPA and health care tourism.

Turkey's largest city, Istanbul, has a number of major attractions derived from its huge historical status as capital of the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires. These include the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (the "Blue Mosque"), the Hagia Sophia, the Topkapı Palace, the Basilica Cistern, the Dolmabahce Palace, the Galata Tower, the Grand Bazaar, and the Pera Palas. Istanbul has also recently became one of the biggest shopping centers of European region by hosting malls and shopping centers like Metrocity, Akmerkez and Cevahir Mall (which is the biggest mall in Europe and second largest shopping center in the world).

Major cultural and historical attractions elsewhere in the country include the sites of Ephesus, Troy, Pergamon, House of Virgin Mary, Pamukkale, Hierapolis, Konya (where the poet Rumi had spent most of his life), Didyma, Church of Antioch, religious places in Mardin (such as Deyrülzafarân Monastery), and the ruined cities and landscapes of Cappadocia. (see List of Archaeological Sites Sorted by Country-Turkey)

Beach vacations and Blue Cruise, particularly for Turkish city-dwellers and visitors from Western Europe, are also central to the Turkish tourism industry. Most beach resorts are located along the southwestern and southern Aegean coast, especially along the Mediterranean coast near Antalya. Antalya is also accepted as the tourism capital of Turkey. Major resort towns include Bodrum, Fethiye, Marmaris, Kuşadası, Cesme, Didim and Alanya.

Foreign tourists mainly come from the United Kingdom, Germany, Russia and Japan, but tourists from Arab countries, Iran, the USA, France and Scandinavia are not uncommon. There seems to be a trend in which British tourists tend to go on holiday to Aegean resorts such as Bodrum or Marmaris, whilst German and Russian tourists almost exclusively go to resorts on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey (e.g. Antalya) and Japanese tourists mainly visit Istanbul and historical sites such as Ephesus (although in both cases, tourists from almost all over the world can be found in these places, Japanese tourists visit them in very large numbers).

Foreign tourist arrivals increased substantially in Turkey between 2002 and 2005, from 12.8 million to 21.2 million, which made Turkey a top-10 destination in the world for foreign visitors. 2005 revenues are US$17.5 billion which also made Turkey the top-10 biggest revenue owners in the world.

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[BurakCelikbilek]

@pigeatingturk what culture are you from then pig eating pork fuck

[koksalboy]

Fuck off u haters turkey has beautiful culture and beauty to the world

[JamesSX12]

@pigeatingturk your nans dead i pissed on her body last night haha SCUM BAG CRACKHEAD

[pigeatingturk]

SCUM TURKS ALL OF YOU ARE THIEVES, I SHIT ON YOUR MUSLIM FAITH AND PISS ON YOUR KORAN. YOU ARE A MENACE TO THIS WORLD A SCUM THIEF.

[maxhtecuf1911]

if they dont show the turkey flag you will thing is advertisement of GREEK civilazation!

[doranos]

@doranos btw its hilarious that someone joined on youtube 4 years later than me calling me "fake". it must be hard for a retard to learn how to create a channel eh?

[doranos]

@PSAVA74 oooow your so mad bra. easy easy :)))))) its typical primary school girl thing to call someone you dont like "stupid" all the time but i understand that your primitive brain is not creative enough to find different words. im even surprised that you've learned writing. thats an educated chimpanzee over there :))))

[PSAVA74]

@doranos

I actually feel sorry for you being so pathetic!!!

I have never seen such a Childish pathetic reply...

im actually going to post this on my channel so people can have a good laugh....

OMG you really are more backward than i thought!!!