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Description:
In this video we'll have a look on some facts that you probably didn't know about Turkey. For example, did you know that current area of Turkey is only 4 % of the size of The Ottoman Empire at its peak? Or that Istanbul is the only city located on two continents?
Whatch the video to learn more about this.
If you know other interesting facts about Turkey, feel free to write them in comments.
Hope you'll enjoy the video!
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Transcript:
Things you might not know about Turkey !
Istanbul is the only city in the world that spans across two continents and only 5% of Turkey is located in Europe.
Turkey today has an area equal to 4% of the area covered by the Ottoman Empire at its peak.
It is the most visited Muslim country in the world.
Turkey is also the only Asian country inside the NATO alliance.
Although being the capital of the Ottoman Empire, Istanbul is not the capital of Turkey. After WW1, the capital city was shifted to Ankara.
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