LIFE IN TURKEY
TURKEY KNOWN OFFICIALLY AS THE
REPUBLIC OF TURKEY
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk is
a national hero of Turks.
He won the successive
victories and repelled the
invaders bravely and
wisely during the
Independence War. On
October 29th 1923, He
founded Turkish Republic
after ending Ottoman
Empire. He is a unique
leader for Turkish People
so you can see the
pictures and the statues
of him everywhere.
Turkey is a very
beautiful and attractive
country like a bridge
between two
continents; Europe and
Asia . It is surrounded
by the sea in three
sides and mountains
on the other.
The population of the country is 74 million.
Turkish is the sole official language throughout Turkey
Turkey has hosted many civilizations so far.
It is probably very different from life in the U.K.
In some ways, especially in the areas outside
of the large cities. First of all, relationships are
quite strong among the family members.
People are taught to respect to their elders.
Especially, in wedding ceremonies you can see
how strong the relationships are among the
family members.
Secularism is one of the main principle of
Turkish Republic. Citizens have equal rights no
matter what religion they belong to. However,
majority of the people in Turkey are muslims
and you can see many mosques to pray. You
can hear the call for prayers 5 times a day
from the mosques.
The lives of the young people resembles to
ones in the U.K. They like chatting on the net
and going out with friends.
Most of the young people, would like to go to
good universities after high schools. They have
to take exams to enroll a university so they feel
very stressed in the last year of the high
school.
For boys, if they leave school after high school,
they have to do military service when they are 20.
If they don’t, they delay their service until after
they finish their universities.
There are many interesting places to visit and many activities to do
in Turkey. Enjoying the sandy beaches and the clear seas, visiting various
interesting landscapes, seeing the historical Ottoman mosques and
travelling back in time in the world of ancient civilizations are all in your
list of options.
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NATURAL AND HISTORICAL BEAUTIES
Turkey which has got a lot of
beauties is a country
like heaven.You can find an enormous variety
of
climate and naturel effects.
Among these varieties, there are some gifts
and amazing works of nature that you can’t
see
anywhere else in the
world.
Turkey
is a country where
you can do all
sports and
activities
you can imagine
with the
variety of
landscapes
and geograpical
regions.
TURKISH CUISINE
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Turkish cuisine is considered to be among the
best in the world.The spectacular variety of
ingredients, the influence of the numerous
civilizations and the abundant food supply
contribute to today's cuisine.
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It is possible to
eat ''Güveç'',which
is cooked in
earthenware pots.
''Dolma'', ''Köfte'',
(Meatballs) or liver
are among
traditional Turkish
food.
THE MOST WELL-KNOWN SWEETS ASSOCIATOD WITH THE TURKISH
CUISINE ARE THE ''TURKISH DELIGHT''AND THE ''BAKLAVA'',GIVING
THE IMPRESSION THAT THESE MAY BE THE TYPICAL ONES EATEN
AFTER MEALS.''AŞURE''(NOAH'S PUDDING) IS AN EXTRAORDINARY
DESSERT MADE OF NUMEROUS TYPES OF DRIED FRUITS AND
PULSES.
COFFEE AND TEA OF
TURKEY
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Tea is served extremely hot and
strong in tiny tulip-shaped glasses
accompanied by two sugar cubes
Turkish coffee is made by mixing an
extremely fine ground coffee with
water and sugar and served in a
small cup.