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                                  MOSAIC OF THOUSAND YEARS

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In Turkey, as a country teeming with heritages of Mouslim , Christian and Jewish religions, much more than any other place in the world, we have started to organize tours of faith as atravelling agency specialized extensively in this particular field of tourism when the second millenium is two years ahead of us.
Each year thousands of people discover that Turkey is the home of legends and history taught in clşassrooms the world over. Visit the legendary Troy of Homer's 'Illiad', exotic Constantinople, capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. Travel to the reputed landing place of Noah's Ark or Garden of Eden. Or the place where Mark Antony and Cleopatra met and Married, Saint Clause lived, Home of Virgin Mary, Seven Churches mentioned in the testament are located.
Travel along the Old Silk Road of Marco Polo, Sail the in comparable turquoise waters of the Mediterranean and sample food fit for a Sultan. And do it all in style and comfort. Modern, sophisticated resorts and casinos are plentiful.
These things are here to be shared in a a way that only the Turkish people can. The people of Turkey are as varied as their landscape, from black hair to red. from brown eyes to blue; all combine to make Turkey unique. The one thing that is uniform throughoutthis fascinating country is the hospitality of its people.
We hereby assure you that as devouted visitors of any of the aforesaid religions, you will be guided to so many sites of faith abounding within the borders of Turkey at a scale unparalled in any other parts of the world. During such cultivating and exiting tours, you will enjoy the opportunity of visiting many sites, each of which manifests unique features of heritages of different faiths.

KAHRAMANMARAS   Go! 

City, southern Turkey, at the edge of a fertile plain below Ahir Mountain, east-northeast of Adana. The city is near the southern outlet of three important passes through the Taurus Mountains (from Göksun, Elbistan, and Malatya).

Capital of the Hittite kingdom of Gurgum (c. 12th century BC), it was known to the 8th-century-BC conquering Assyrians as Markasi and later to the Romans as Germanicia Caesarea. The Arabs conquered it about AD 645 and used it as a base for their incursions into Asia Minor. The town, destroyed several times in the Arab-Byzantine-Armenian struggles, was rebuilt by the Umayyad caliph Mu'awiyah I (7th century) and was fortified (c. 800) by the 'Abbasid caliph Harun ar-Rashid. It was briefly occupied by the crusaders (1097) and passed on to the Seljuq Turks in the 12th century. It was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire under Sultan Selim I in about 1515. With the surrounding province, it was occupied by France in 1919 but returned to Turkey two years later.

A medieval citadel that towers above the city contains an archaeological museum with a collection of Hittite monuments excavated nearby. The city has several mosques (notably the 15th-century Ulu Cami), medreses (religious schools), and old churches and is a centre of light industry and commerce, producing and exporting olive oil, spices, and handloomed goods. It is linked by a branch line with the Adana-Malatya railway.

The surrounding region is mountainous and contains rich mineral deposits, chiefly iron and silver. The agricultural regions, watered by the Ceyhan River, produce wheat, rice, and legumes. Pop. (1985) 210,371.

Known as "Markasi" in earliest ages, this city, 78 km north of Gaziantep, stands as a site of history, having a long past filled with numerous invasions, was once the capital of Gurgum, a Hittite State in the 12thcentury BC.

There exists an archaeological museum inside the citadel, where Hittite sculptures are on display. Other important remains in the area are the Ulu Mosque and the Tats Medrese, both dating back to the 15thcentury, together with the Hatuniye and Beyazit Mosques of the Ottoman period.

This province, the original name of which was Maras, had shown such velour during the War of Independence, that it was then given the title "Kahraman", which means of "hero".

The specialty of the region is its famous icecream well, and worth trying. Carved wooden furniture, copper and brass works and handworks of glided silver thread are also treasured. Caving, hunting, fishing beside plateaus and picnicking areas are also famous.

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