Turkey is a land with a timeless history (over 10,000 years)
best described as a mosaic. Turkey is the only country that is
located on two continents, Europe and Asia, and Istanbul. The
only city in the world located on two continents, Istanbul has
been the capital of three great empires, Roman, Byzantine, and
Ottoman for more than 2000 years. Part of Turkey was a wedding
gift from Mark Anthony to Cleopatra. The cultural gifts that
have flowed out of this colorful land are plentiful. One of
Turkey’s greatest gifts to the world was yogurt, the queen of
dairy products, now found everywhere in abundance. Turkey
provides 70% of the world's hazelnuts; the nut in your chocolate
bar was most probably grown in Turkey. Turkey introduced coffee
to Europe (we would not be drinking lattes if they hadn’t). The
Turks gave the Dutch their famous tulips that are now forever
associated with the Netherlands. THE JEWISH CONNECTION From
Biblical times, the Jews lived and flourished in Turkey. Under
Turkish rule, the Jews flouris