Anatolia, also called Asia Minor, is a peninsula, which corresponds today to the Asian portion of
Turkey. Because of its strategic location as a crossroads at the intersection point of two continents (Asia and Europe), Anatolia has been a cradle for several civilizations since prehistoric ages. Major civilizations that has located on Anatolia are
Hittites, Phrygians, Cimmerians, Lydians, Greeks
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Roman Empire,
Byzantine Empire,
Seljuk Turks and
Ottoman Empire.
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