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Pergamon was an ancient Greek city in modern-day Turkey, in Mysia, that became the capital of the Kingdom of Pergamon during the Hellenistic period, under the Attalid dynasty, 281–133 BC. Pergamon was cited in the book of Revelation as one of the seven churches of Asia. Today, the main sites of ancient Pergamon are to the north and west of the modern city of Bergama. ( source ) Thank you Sezin!

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I won my first lottery in Postcrossing forum! Ezqi from Turkey sent me a Budapest card. Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it serves as the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2010, Budapest had 1,721,556 inhabitants, down from 1980 peak of 2.06 million. Budapest became a single city occupying both banks of the river Danube with a unification on 17 November 1873 of right (west)-bank Buda and Óbuda with left (east)-bank Pest. ( source ) Thank you Ezqi!

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk ( more info ) Thank you Burcu!

Turkey is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in Western Asia and Thrace in the Balkan region of southeastern Europe.  The territory is more than 1,600 km long and 800 km wide, with a roughly rectangular shape.The capital city of Turkey is Ankara. The territory of Turkey is subdivided into 81 provinces for administrative purposes. The biggest city and the pre-Republican capital Istanbul is the financial, economic and cultural heart of the country. Ethnic Turks form the majority of the population, followed by the Kurds. The predominant religion in Turkey is Islam and its official language is Turkish. Turkey is a democratic, secular, unitary, constitutional republic, with an ancient and historical cultural heritage and is classified as a developed country by the CIA and as a regional power by political scientists and economists worldwide. (via Wikipedia ) Thank you Pinar!

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881–10 November 1938) was a Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, writer, and founder of the Republic of Turkey as well as its first president. Atatürk became known as an extremely capable military officer during World War I.   His successful military campaigns led to the liberation of the country and to the establishment of Turkey. ( via Wikipedia ) Thank you Pinar!

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