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Visa Requirements
A Turkish visa is required to visit Turkey. Passports must be valid for at least 6 months from the date of return. Applicants can apply in person at the nearest Embassy of Turkey or they can also opt for an E-visa.
Overview
Turkey, the bridge between Asia and Europe, has plenty of ethnic diversity due to thousands of years of immigrations. The Turks originated in inner Asia. Their language belongs to the Altaic family. The earliest evidence of Turkish writing dates to eighth-century C.E. runic inscriptions on steles along the Orkhon River near present-day Ulan Bator, Mongolia. Islam is the main religion of the country.
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Turkish cuisine can be described as a fusion and refinement of Central Asian, Caucasian, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean and Balkan cuisines. Turks have a big diversity of vegetables and this reflects on the dishes.
Kebap
Kebap is the common name for a dish where meat is coated around a skewer and grilled over a charcoal fire. Originally the meat consisted of lamb or beef, but nowadays you can also choose chicken. The most common kebabs include lamb and beef, whereas chicken on a skewer is very common too in those restaurants.
Kofte
It is commonly referred to as meatballs, but they come in all shapes. The kofte basics are ground meat mixed with crumbled bread, minced onions and spices. The most common dish is Izgara Köfte, where the meat mixture is grilled and served with grilled green peppers, chopped parsley, crumbled dried red peppers and rice or bread on the side.
Pilav
Sade pilav is the most favourite pilav. It is plain rice cooked in water with butter/vegetable oil and noodle like small pasta pieces. Varieties are rice cooked with eggplants, chickpeas, meat or liver slices and spices like cinnamon, pepper, thyme, cumin and even almonds.
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Celebrations in Turkey include religious festivals, observed throughout the Islamic world on dates determined by the Muslim Hijra calendar, as well as annual cultural or harvest extravaganzas held in various cities and resorts across the country.
Camel Wrestling Festival
Camel wrestling festival takes place every January. A couple of male camels, known as bulls, have the chance to fight over a lovely female camel, known as a cow. Often they donât really fight, but when they chase each other around and head towards the spectators it can be quite amusing.
Open Door Architecture Festival
Istanbul is full of the most fabulous architecture, but much of it is usually behind closed doors and inaccessible to the public. During the open door festival however, some of those usually closed doors are opened and you can get to see inside architecturally and historically important buildings.
Istanbul Music Festival
The Istanbul Music Festival is one of the cityâs longest running festivals and most popular with visitors from around the world. The festival takes place within a number of venues across the city, and often coincides with other theatrical and music events, so there’s usually more than one thing going on at a time.