FOTW Turkey

A new and unexpected FOTW card for my collection.This not the first time Eric surprises me with a card missing in my collections. Thank you very much 😃

 

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Turkey has an area of 783.356 km², a population of 79.463.663 and its capital is Ankara. 

 Unique: 

 * Historical Bizantium - Istanbul is the only city in the world located on 2 continents - Europe and Asia; 

 * Founded in 660 BC, it has been the Capital of the Roman, Byzantine, Latin and Ottoman Empires; 

 Famous:  

* The Tunel Railway Line - since 1875, the oldest surviving underground rail line in Europe;

* The Grand Bazaar, Istanbul - one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with 61 covered streets and over 4000 shops; 

 History:  

* Ottoman Empire: 1299-1923, Motto: "The Eternal State."

* The Anatolian Peninsula: comprising most of the modern Turkey, is one of the oldest permanently settled regions in the world.