What are the 5 must see sites in Turkey?
A country cradled in love and situated between eastern Europe countries and western Asia is the land of the Ottomans also known as Turkey. Turkey has a rich cultural past with connections to Ancient Greek, Byzantine, Persian & Roman Empires. Turkey is the home to outstanding archaeological structures and has been nominated by UNESCO as having the most number of UNESCO heritage sites. I will talk about the top 5 heritage sites to visit while in Turkey: 1. Troy The Ancient City of Troy, famous for being the site of Trojan War that Homer described in his epic poem The Iliad, was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1998. With its history dating back to 3000 BC, it is one of the most famous archaeological sites of the world. It is located within the boundaries of Çanakkale province. According to the foundation legend of Troy, the sea goddess Tethys and the titan of Atlantic Sea, Oceanus, had a daughter called Electra. Electra would become Zeu...