Turkish History 1
This week we touched on the history of Turkey. My goal is to have a simple overview of Turkish history. I think the knowledge of Turkish history will absolutely enhances my understanding of my target language. In history, Turkish people are a nomadic race, their history can trace back to Asia. In ancient times, Turkey has some interactions with Ancient China. Gokhan told me that the name “Turkey” is actually given by an ancient Chinese emperor. Turkish people went westwards to expand their territory. As a result, Turkey now a nation on two continents. And it is surrounded by three seas, Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Aegean Sea respectively. The economic center of Turkey is in the west part because in the modern era, it is not realistic for Turkish to practice a nomadic life, so they stayed in the most fertile land. Gokhan told us Turkey has a lot of historical spots. Such as the Church of Saint Peter, which is located in Antakya(Antioch), and the first people to call Jesus’s followers “Christians” were Antioch inhabitants. Moreover, Turkey has one of the seven wonders of the world, the Ephesus. It is a theater capable of holding 25000 spectators. It is stunning but now visitors are not allowed due the the preservations reasons. And most interesting spot is Maiden’s Tower, which is built over the sea. As Gokhan told us, an ancient Turkish emperor built this tower to protect his beloved daughter, because a mysterious prophesy said his daughter would be killed by the age of 18. So the emperor build this tower to isolate his daughter from any potential dangers from the lands. But he was not able to change the ending of the prophesy, his daughter died as destiny.
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