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About Turkey
Turkey is the meeting place of the East and the West. The two
continents that Istanbul, the nation's largest and most exciting
city, sits astride are now connected by one of the world's largest
single-span suspension bridges, the Bosphorus Bridge.
The progress that you see in Turkey has turned the country into the
land of contrasts. Here a modern high-scraper towers over a 15th
century mosque; horse carts full of ripe, juicy red watermelons are
not at all uncommon sights, even in the busiest city traffic. In
Turkey you can observe the Moslem faithful at prayer, bowing toward
Mecca and the East; a few steps away you can watch younger Turks in
psychedelic disco.
Forget about any language barriers! The largest English-language
University of the Middle East is in Ankara. Nearly every student has
studied English and is anxious to practice it. People who don't
speak English are most adept at sign language of whatever variety
you care to practice, and communicating your ideas and needs never
really posses much of a problem.
The contrasts are here, the novelties which every visitor expects to
find, but they are such that you can relax and enjoy the
differences, yet never completely break from your familiar ways.
Here you will find that comforting orientation point in the easy
balance of Eastern and Western cultures. |
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