From ancient Turkey,The Hittites were mentioned even in the Bible. Their roots started with the Indo-European invasion in Anatolia (Asia Minor, now Turkey) 4,000 years ago.

For a longer day-out visit, go to see one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the ruins of Ephesus. It is a well-preserved classical city on the Mediterranean, and gives you a feeling of what life was like in Roman times. It is said that the Virgin Mary, at the end of her life, came to Ephesus accompanied by St. Paul. Also St. John is said

The southwest Mediterranean and Aegean coast is a beach lover’s paradise. Palm trees and luxury resorts line the hilly island-like atmosphere. You can arrange to go skydiving, kayaking, hiking, biking, or spend time just relaxing at a beach hotel right on the ocean. Evenings are spent walking the quaint towns tasting delicious foods.

Scientists say they have discovered in Turkey the most ancient evidence of tuberculosis in a 500,000-year-old human fossil

Although most scientists believe tuberculosis emerged only several thousand years ago, new research from The University of Texas at Austin reveals the most ancient evidence of the disease has been found in a 500,000-year-old human fossil from Turkey.

Coordinates: 39°57′27″N, 26°14′20″ETroy (Hittite: Wilusa, Greek: Τροία, Troia, also Ίλιον, Ilion; Latin: Troia, Ilium,) is a legendary city and center of the Trojan War, as described in the Epic Cycle, and especially in the Iliad, one of the two epic poems attributed to Homer. Trojan refers to the inhabitants and culture of Troy.Today it is the name of an archaeological site, the traditional location of Homeric Troy, Turkish Truva, in Hisarlık in Anatolia, close to the seacoast in what is now Çanakkale province in northwest Turkey, southwest of the Dardanelles under Mount Ida.A new city of Ilium was founded on the site in the reign of the Roman Emperor Augustus. It flourished until the establishment of Constantinople and declined gradually during the Byzantine era.In the 1870s the German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann excavated the area. Later excavations revealed several cities built in succession to each other. One of the earlier cities (Troy VII) is often identified with Homeric Troy. While such an identity is disputed, the site has been successfully identified with the city called Wilusa in Hittite texts; Ilion (which goes back to earlier Wilion with a digamma) is thought to be the Greek rendition of that name.The archaeological site of Troy was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1998.