Throughout history, there has been a struggle between those who sought to develop the culture of peace, love, and tolerance and those who favored the culture of conflict. Such a culture of conflict has brought nothing but pain, misery, tears, death, destruction, and devastation to humanity. In contrast, the primary driving force that has enabled humanity to progress has been a competition rooted in goodness, beauty, love, peace and tolerance.

Science, thought, and civilization that began in the plains of Mesopotamia, part of which is located within the borders of Turkey, spread from these lands to the entire world. The tradition of philosophy, which developed in Western Anatolia and the islands of the Aegean played an important role in shaping the development of this universal civilization.

Since the earliest ages of history the Turkish people have made important contributions to the shared universal values of humanity. Turkish culture, grown out of the heart of Asia, has acquired a distinguished place among universal civilizations through the excellent products it has created in Anatolia – a host to a variety of civilizations over the course of thousands of years. For years, it has created one of the finest examples of communalism, enabling people of diverse religions, languages, and races to live together in peace.

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