土耳其第一大城市——伊斯坦布尔,是该国政治经济、文化金融中心,也是世界上唯一一个地跨欧、亚两大洲的城市。因为工作的缘故,笔者有幸两度访问被喻为文化与历史金库的土耳其。第一次是2002年随国新办副主任王国庆出访,第二次是2012年率新疆新闻代表团访问,两次经历让我深思于这个具有东西两种文明特色的国度。土耳其位于亚洲西部,欧洲东南角, Istanbul, the country’s largest city, is the country’s political, economic and cultural center. It is also the only city in the world that crosses Europe and Asia. Because of my work, I had the privilege of visiting Turkey twice as a cultural and historical treasury. The first was in 2002 with Wang Guoqing, deputy director of the State Council Office of Foreign Affairs and the second visit was made in 2012 by a news delegation from Xinjiang. Two experiences made me ponder this country with two civilizations. Turkey is located in western Asia, the southeast corner of Europe,