Historical Destination Turkey

When one mentions Turkey, what comes to mind are the places once marvelled by all, and, well, still is today: Constantinople (now called Istanbul), the once called Queen of Cities, and Ephesus, one of Christianity’s most significant bases in spreading the faith in the world.

Hagia Sofia from the Golden Horn

Since Mustafa Kemal had successfully led the foundation of the Republic of Turkey in 1923 from the 600-year-old Ottoman Empire, Turkey now enjoys a fast-growth in the tourism industry, as well as in their economy. Capitalizing in the country’s rich natural and cultural heritage, tourists from around the world will find in the country lots of possibilities to offer them from enriching themselves with the significance places one can find in Turkey to easy access and affordability in terms of accommodation and other diversions.

This part of Europe had so dazzled the Emperor Constantine that he transferred the capital of the Roman Empire to Byzantium, which later on changed to Constantinople, and which again in 1930 was officially renamed to its present Turkish name Istanbul.

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