The history of Turkey
tells of a 10,000 year-old civilisation. Anatolia is a
melting pot where cultures from Sumer, Babylon and Assyria
interacted for centuries with peoples such as the Hattis,
Hittites, and Hourrites. The result was a unique Anatolian
civilisation, which has long inspired the thoughts and
legends of the West.
The antique city of Ephesus
has a history of
three thousands years. Among the still standing
buildings is thr Celcius Library admired for its magnificient
architecture.
The ancient Bronze Age witnessed the establishment
of the first independent city-states. At that time,
the indigenous Hattis inhabited the centre and Southeast
of Anatolia. The most spectacular findings from this
time are those of Alaca Höyuk in the Kizilirmak
region and of Horoztepe near Tokat, in the Black Sea
region. They are contemporary with the royal tombs of
Mycenae in Greece.
