And we could take that claim quite serious, when we think of Göbekli Tepe. Between Euphrates and Tigris the DAI (German Archeological Institute) is excavating a neolithic sanctuary started 12.000 years ago by hunters and gatherers requiring them to work together based on division of labor. The biblical story of the expulsion from paradise is based on the Neolithic revolutions change from hunting and gathering to agriculture. And that was at the beginning of civilization. Over the next 12.000 years, Turkey and the peoples living there have contributed way more than its fair share of wonders, science, art and inventions and "firsts". The Hittites, Mittani, Greeks, Lydians, Karians, Byzantines, Osmans and many more played a major role during significant periods of time, most of the time as a major power. All these people left traces all over Anatolia and the European parts of Türkiye, like they wish to be called since recently. Apparently the Turkish government doesn't like the fact that the country and a chicken-like bird that is particularly popular as a roast in the fall have the same name in English. I would personally rather travel to Turkey than to Türkyie.