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Cave painting depicting a hunting scene, Çatalhöyük
DEA / M. SEEMULLER/GETTY IMAGES ©
From the world's irst city to the Ottoman Empire's luctu-
ating fortunes, Turkish history has produced a stream of
episodes and characters worthy of a thriller. The Hittites,
Romans, Byzantines and Seljuks were a few of the great
dynasties that fought over Anatolia, where their castles
and palaces, mosques and cathedrals are still scattered
over the steppe. The tumultuous early 20th century i-
nally put paid to empires, and Atatürk founded today's
Republic.
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