European Capital of Culture was first Athens in 1980 , the minister of culture of Greece suggested this ieda in 1980 and it was accepted by european union then.
On January 2010 Turkey has become European Capital of Culture because of
Geopolitical and geographical position of istanbul’s
Hundreds of years of cultural accumulation
Young population
Dynamic urban structure
Being a crossroad for cultures
Bridge between west and East
The high level of understanding is urbanization
Turkey, the earthly location of epics such as The Aeneid, is at once foreign and enticing. It’s decidedly more popular these days, but fear not, the islands hold great deals.
The largest of the Princes Islands, Büyükada measures only two and a half miles by half a mile. Once a place of cushy exile, the island group garners its name from the princes and emperors forced to live there during the Continue reading →
It is also called Green Bursa because of the nature and center of the city ornamented with trees.It was the capital of Ottoman empire in respect of its important location. Madrasahs, caravanserais,inns,baths, almshouses,bridges,parks,bursa covered bazaar,nice houses and villages with Ottoman patterns, curative thermal springs increase in value and charm. Continue reading →