Turkiye Turkey is a backpacker's dream. East meets west in a land where mosques and doner kebabs coexist with internet cafes and night clubs. Barber shops line the streets with the frequency of Starbucks and, everywhere you look, old men sit idly by playing backgammon and drinking Turkish tea. Turkey's geographical history matches up with any, as numerous huge civilizations have laid claim to this bridge between Asia and Europe. One cannot walk far without seeing the remants of once powerful Hittite, Lycian, Selcuk, Persian, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman Empires. Scores of great beaches and resorts dotted along the Aegean and Mediterranean make for great rest and relaxation. Or if you prefer trekking, Turkey has many unexplored and desolate mountain ranges including Mount Ararat, the supposed resting point for the Noah's Ark. The country houses
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