Did You Know?
DID YOU KNOW?
- The oldest human settlement is in Catalhoyuk, Turkey (7500 BC).
-Anatolia is the location of the first temple built (Urfa – between 9000 and 8500BC)
- The Artemis Temple at Ephesus and the Mausoleum of Halicarnasus in Bodrum , which are the two of the seven wonders of the ancient world are in Turkey.
- Istanbul is the only city in the world that lies on two continents.
-Istanbul was the capital of two of the major empires in history; the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires.
- Anatolia is where Alexander the Great cut the intricate Gordian knot.
- St. Peter’s Church, the first church built by man is in Antioch (Antakya), Turkey.
-Anatolia is the birthplace of Homer, King Midas, Heredotos, St. Paul the Apostle, Herostratos and St. Nicholas (Santa Clause).
- The First Ecumenical Council was held in Iznik, located on North-west of Turkey.
- Noah’s Ark landed on Mt. Ararat (Ağrı Dağı) in Eastern Turkey.
- St. John, St. Nicholas, St. Paul and St. Peter have all lived in Southern Anatolia.
- 7 ecumenical councils were held in Asia Minor, which in the later years was to separate the churches as East Orthodox and Roman Catholic.
- The Color “Turquoise” comes from the clear color or the Aegean Sea.
- The First University in History is located in Harran, southeastern Turkey.
- Anatolia witnessed the first recorded international treaty (Kades Treaty) in 1284 BC. between Hittites and Egyptians.
- The first known beauty contest, judged by Paris was held in Anatolia with Aphrodite, Hera and Athena as participants.
-The Seven Churches of Revelation are located in Turkey; Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamon, Tyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, Laodicea.
-The first church dedicated to Mother Mary is in Ephesus Turkey.
-Roots of the names of Paris, Philadelphia and Europe are in Turkey.
- Mount Agri (Ararat) is where Noah’s Ark landed in Eastern Anatolia.
