Turkey & Greek Islands
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Overview
- Turkey it is 80% mountainous; has an abundance of rivers and lakes; and has clear, turquoise blue waters on the Aegean and Mediterranean coasts.
- Anatolia, the Asian portion of Turkey, is the birthplace of many historic figures and legends, such as the poet Homer, King Midas, Herodotus (the father of history) and St. Paul the Apostle.
- Turkey gave the English language many words, including turquoise, parchment, yogurt, meander, angora.
