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Where is Turkey On Map?
•Turkey is on both Asia and Europe.
Turkish Flag
Flag of Turkish Republic
White crescent and star on the
red backround.
White represents peace and honesty
Red represents hardness, strength, and bravery.
The flag is called Ay - Yildiz
(literally means moon - star)
Some Important Informations About Turkey
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Official Language
Capital City
Largest Cities
Goverment
Declaration of Republic
1st President of Turkey
Population ( 2012 )
Child population
Currency
Internet TLD
Calling Code
Territory
: Turkish
: Ankara
: İstanbul, İzmir, Bursa, Adana, Konya..
: Parliamentary Republic
: October 29, 1923
: Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK ( 1881 – 1938 )
: 75,627,384
: 22,692,174
: Turkish Lira
: .tr
: +90
: 783,562 km2
Turkic language is spoken by 220 million people and is
the world's 5th most widely used language.
Language and Religion
Language
Religion
• Official Language:
Turkish
• Freedom of Religion
• Others: Arabic,
Bosnian, Circassian
and Kurdish
• Muslim: 98% of total
population
• Others: Christian
• No official religion.
Secular country
Turkey
– Influenced greatly by both western
and eastern cultures for a long time
– Building close relationship with
western countries as an Islam
country
• Turkish Republic
has the 16th biggest
economy in the
World, 6th in
Europe.
We have 81 cities.
The largest Cities of Turkey
İstanbul - 12.697.164
Bursa - 3.507.963
Ankara - 4.548.939
Adana - 2.026.319
İzmir - 3.795.978
Konya - 1.969.868
İSTANBUL
ANKARA
İZMİR
• Official Holidays
Religious
• Feast of Ramadan. ( 3 days )
• Feast of the Sacrifice.( 4 days )
Other holidays
• New Year's Day (1st January)
• National Sovereignty & Children's Day (23rd April)
• Ataturk's Commemoration & Youth and Sports Day
(19th May)
• Victory Day (30th August)
• Republic Day (29th October 1923)
HISTORY
The Turks
Turkic people lived in a region extending from Central
Asia to Siberia with the majority of them living in China
historically.
They were established after the 6th century BC.
They had lived in Asia until they came to Anatolia
• In the 10th century (AD), the Seljuks
started migrating from their ancestral
homelands towards the eastern regions
of Anatolia, which eventually became
the new homeland of Oğuz Turkic tribes
following the Battle of Manzikert
(Malazgirt) in 1071.
• Between 1299 and 1923 Ottoman Empire
ruled the country.
• The Map at the time of Ottoman Empire
• Following the fall of the Ottoman Empire
after World War I, M. Kemal Atatürk
founded the Republic of Turkey.
• He made many revolutions in government
system, social life and civil law.
• Turkey became a modern country.
• Turkey is one of the first countries in the
world who gave the women right to vote
and to be elected.
He died on the "10th of November, 1938.
His mausoleum is in
Anıtkabir, Ankara
TURKEY FACTS
• Turkey provides 70% of the world's
hazelnuts; the nut in your chocolate bar
was most probably grown in Turkey.
• Tulips are not native
to Netherlands.
Turks gave the Dutch
their famous tulips in
Ottoman time.
• St. Nicholas, today's Santa Claus, was
born in Patara (next to Kalkan, Antalya) and
lived as the bishop of Myra in Demre (also
near Kalkan, Antalya).
• According to legend, Noah's Ark landed on
Mount Ararat (5,165 m) which is the
highest mountain in Turkey.
1. The last meal on Noah’s Ark, a pudding of
sweet and sour taste (asure), is cooked
throughout Turkey.
• From the days of the Ottoman Empire
through to the present, coffee has played
an important role in Turkish lifestyle and
culture. Turks introduced coffee to Europe.
• The last home of Virgin Mary is in Selcuk,
Izmir. Pope John-Paul II declared the Shrine
of Virgin Mary as a pilgrimage place for
Christians.
• Temple of Artemis and the Mausoleum at
Halicarnassus, are among the 7 wonders
of the ancient world.
• The first church built by man (St. Peter's
Church) is in Antioch (Antakya). It was here
that Christianity first took this name.
• One of the two cities in the world located on
two continents is Istanbul, which has been
the Capital of three great empires, Roman,
Byzantine and Ottoman for more than 2000
years.
• The oldest known human settlement is in
Catalhoyuk (near Konya), Turkey (7500
B.C.).
1. Cherry was first introduced to Europe
from Giresun (Northern Turkey)
• Turkey is one of the few countries in the
world that is agriculturally self-sufficient
FOOD and DRINKS
Tea
• National drink
• A way of life and a sign of friendship &
hospitability
Image from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_tea
Other drinks
• Alcoholic beverage
Turkish wine – Raki
• Non-alcohol drinks
Ayran(1)
Boza(2)
Döner Kebap
Famous Turkish meal
Dolma
Famous Turkish meal
Sarma
Famous Turkish meal
Mantı
Famous Turkish meal
Baklava
Famous Turkish sweet
Tulumba
Famous Turkish sweet
Lokum ( Turkish Delight )
Famous Turkish sweet
POPULAR FIGURES
Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi
Yunus Emre
Nasreddin Hodja
Karagöz Hacivat
Our National Motto…
PEACE at HOME, PEACE In The
WORLD
Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK
• Thanks for Attention
If you want to learn more about Turkey Please visit;
www.Goturkey.com & www.kultur.gov.tr