Turkey stretches across the eastern tip of Europe and the Middle East and has cultural ties to the ancient empires of the Greeks, Persians, Romans, Byzantines and Ottomans. In cosmopolitan Istanbul on the Bosphorus are the famous Hagia Sophia with its soaring dome and Christian mosaics, the imposing Blue Mosque from the 17th century and the Topkapı Palace from 1460, former residence of the sultans. Ankara is the modern capital of Türkiye. ― Google