Wu Hou Keong
New Istanbul is the only major city in the world that spans Europe and Asia, with a beautiful harbor. Bosphorus strait in the north, the Middle is the Sea of Marmara and the Dardanelles strait in the south, is the black Sea to the Mediterranean gateway, the battle field. Historically known as Byzantium, Constantinople and Istanbul. Once the capital of the Byzantine empire and Ottoman Empire, it is a metropolis with thousands of years of history and charm.
Istanbul's history dates back to 3000 BC, 660 BC, when the Greek people established a Byzantine settlement here. Since then; Armies from both the Western and eastern Roman empires set foot here. Constantinople, at its height in the 6th century under the emperor Justinian, stood for hundreds of years. It was not until 1453 that the Turks, coming from the east, defeated the Eastern Roman Empire and transformed Christian culture into Islamic culture.
After The First World War, foreign powers divided most of Turkey, General Kemal Led the Turkish people to launch a war of liberation, drove out the Greek occupation forces, and overthrew the sultan, created a republic, and moved the capital to Ankara. Istanbul has always retained a mysterious and colorful historical background, where European and Asian cultures mingle with the ruins of the ancient city.
Near Istanbul Blue Mosque and The Grand Bazaar, Byzantine and Ottoman art style of the Sophia cathedral and the splendid top card horse palace, the palace, cut flowers, Asia minor, the bosphorus bridge, east Rome castle, the castle bailey and grand bazaar, mixed with mysterious flavor spices in the Middle East market, etc., And the tupi dances of Istanbul dancers captivate visitors.
Turkey is still an Islamic country, but it is far more open than many Arab countries in the Middle East, which adhere strictly to Islam's "unity of state and religion". The separation of religion and state has always been the core value that Turkey has adhered to since its founding. Turkish women have more freedom. Kemal Ataturk, the founder of Turkey, knew that in order for Turkey to "leave Asia and enter Europe", it had to take comprehensive westernization measures to make Turkey become the most Westernized Islamic country.
Istanbul is a conservative and open metropolis, with the richest and poorest, the oldest and most modern cultures together. East and West, Asia and Europe, Christianity and Islam, all elements of conflict, meet in Turkey.
