Turkey, known as “the cradle of civilizations,” hosted the first human settlement on its soil, which has been dated as 12,000 years old. Turkey is also the home of ancient cultures, including the Hattis, Hittites, Phrygians, Urartians, Lycians, Lydian’s, Ionians, Persians, Macedonians, Romans, Byzantines, Seljuk’s and Ottomans, Following the decline of the Ottomans Empire, the modern Republic of Turkey was founded in 1923 by Mustafa Kemal, known as Ataturk, and army general and World war a hero. Ataturk is revered in Turkey and is cited as one of the worlds greatest statesman
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