1 - 3% of the total area of the European continent, Turkey is located at 97% of the Asian continent.
2 - Istanbul is the only megaport with two continental land.
3 - Turkey is the world leader in hazelnut production and export.
4 - There are over 82,000 mosques in Turkey.
5 - St. Antakya St. Peter's Church is considered one of the temples of Christianity.
6 - Hatay's 14-kilometer Samandağ beach is the second longest beach in the world after Rio.
7 - 7 Wonders of the Ancient World are located in two of them the borders of Turkey. (The Temple of Artemis and Halikarnas Mausoleum).
image link (The Temple of Artemis)
image link (Halikarnas Mausoleum)
8 - Turkish delight is known old desserts.
9 - There are 12,000 plant species all over Europe. But there are 9,000 species in only Turkey.
10 - The population of Istanbul city is more than the population of 131 countries.
11 - In Turkey, 50.2% of the male population, while 49.8% are women.
12 - In Turkey, pork became sell after 2001.
13 - 13 works contained within the borders of Turkey is located in the UNESCO World Heritage List. (Historic Areas of Istanbul, Divriği Grand Mosque, Bogazkoy - Hittite Capital, Nemrut Mountain, Xanthos-Letoon, Safranbolu City, The ancient city of Troy, Edirne Selimiye Mosque, Catalhoyuk Neolithic City, Bergama Multilayered Cultural Landscape Area, Bursa and Cumalikizik village, Reprise National Park and Cappadocia, Hierapolis-Pamukkale).
image link (Historic Areas of Istanbul)
image link (Divriği Grand Mosque)
image link (Bogazkoy - Hittite Capital)
image link (The ancient city of Troy)
image link (Edirne Selimiye Mosque)
image link (Catalhoyuk Neolithic City)
image link (Bergama Multilayered Cultural Landscape Area)
image link (Bursa and Cumalikizik village)
image link (Reprise National Park and Cappadocia)
image link (Hierapolis-Pamukkale)