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Introducing Turkey
Turkey might be the world’s most contested country. Its landscape is dotted with battlegrounds, ruined castles and the palaces of great empires. This is the land where Alexander the Great slashed the Gordion Knot, where Achilles battled the Trojans in Homer’s Iliad, and where the Ottoman Empire fought battles that would shape the world. History buffs can immerse themselves in marvels and mementos stretching back to the dawn of civilisation.
Then again, if you want to simply unwind, spend an afternoon being pampered at a hamam, or let the warm waters off the Mediterranean coast lap at your toes. Adventure lovers can head east to Nemrut Daği National Park. Bon vivants need look no further than İstanbul, where the markets and bars are among the most stylish and atmospheric, and the mod Ottoman cuisine rates as the tastiest, in the world.
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Latest headlines for Turkey
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Turkey military court law passed
9 July 2009 11:31AM
Turkey's president approves a law giving civilian courts the power to try military personnel in peacetime.
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Assessing the role of Uighur exiles
7 July 2009 8:35PM
The BBC's Firdevs Robinson assesses the role of Uighur exiles during violent clashes in Xinjiang, China.
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Turkey roadside blast kills four
6 July 2009 9:47AM
Four construction workers have been killed by a roadside bomb in the south-eastern Turkish province of Sirnak, officials say.
