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Turkey is an Eurasian country. It extends from Anatolian Peninsula towards the southwestern part of Asia to the Balkan region situated towards the southeastern part of Europe. Turkey is bordered with Mediterranean Sea in the south, Black sea in the north and Aegean sea in the west. The country is landscaped by lakes, coastal plains, plateaus, mountains and rivers.

Culture of Turkey

The Culture of Turkey is a melting pot of various cultures and traditions- European, Islamic and the Ottoman . The Turkish Culture is a fusion of the east and west. It is the the world's only country to contain the extremities of the Eastern culture as well as the Western Culture. The majority of Turkish population consists of people of Turkish origin. Other ethnic groups in Turkey are Kurds, Roma, Circassians, Arabs, Jews, Armenians and Greeks.

Culture of Turkey: Music in Turkey

Music in Turkey include Central Asian Folk music, Greko-Roman music, Arabic music, Persian classical music, classical music, American music, jazz music, Turkish rock music and European music. The most popular pop star in Turkey in the 20th century was Sezen Aksu.

Culture of Turkey: Literature in Turkey

Before the inculcation of Islam into the Culture of Turkey, the literature of Turkey was verbal. When the Turkish Culture imbibed the Persian Culture novels and poetry were composed in Persian . It gave rise to ghazals and mesnevi. The folk poetry in Turkey reflects the traditions of Islamic Sufi and the Shia groups of people. Presently the literature of Turkey reflects western influence.

Culture of Turkey: Food in Turkey

The Turkish cuisines comprise a blend of Arabic, Turkic, Persian, Armenian cuisines. It also consists of Mediterranean, Black sea and Middle eastern cuisines.

Culture of Turkey: Customs and Traditions in Turkey

It is a custom in Turkey to take a bath in hamam or Turkish baths. It is a public bath where people from every sphere of life would come and share a bathing experience together. It was customary in every village in Turkey to have a coffee house or kahve. Here the people would gather and smoke nargile or hubble-bubble pipes. Today you will catch people smoking these pipes in some coffee houses dotting the cities and villages in Turkey.

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