Mediterranean Middle
East
Turkey & Lebanon
2011
Western Influence; located
near Europe
Turkey is Modern,
Western,
Progressive..
True Democracieselections of leaders.
Personal Freedoms
Freedom of speech
Freedom of religionreligious tolerance.
Western clothes,
western media,
architecture, western
styles.
Freedom of the media
& education.
Mediterranean culture,
food and
geographically very
close to Europe.
Turkey is a true secular,
democracy!
Ataturk is the “Father of
the Republic”
Mustafa Kemal AtatürkFather of Turks
Founder of the Republic
after WWI (Ottoman
Empire)
Many reforms: secular,
Latin letters, civil laws over
Islamic laws, education
reforms
Abolished veiling of women
in public
Istanbul
City in Asia and Europe
Old city of Constantinople
is Istanbul today!
Constantinople
First Christian Empire Roman
Capital- Constantinople
Later in history- Muslims
invade the area and rename
the capital Istanbul and the
bring Islamic monuments etc.
Today elements of both
religions all over the country
Roman Emperor-Constantine
Blue Mosque
Hagia Sophia
It was a Christian
Church first, then a
Muslim Mosque..
Today it is a
museum that show
the common
elements of both
religions.
Lebanon
Located on the Mediterranean Sea.
Beirut is the capital city!
Lebanon is
Modern, Western,
Progressive..
True Democracieselections of leaders.
Personal Freedoms
Freedom of speech
Freedom of religionreligious tolerance.
Western clothes,
western media,
architecture, western
styles.
Freedom of the media
& education.
Mediterranean culture,
food and
geographically very
close to Europe.
A Parliamentary,
Democracy!
Power Sharing among the diverse religious
communities in the country.
Lebanon's unwritten National Pact of 1943 required
that its president be a Maronite Christian, its speaker
of the to be a Shiite Muslim, its
prime minister be Sunni Muslim, and the deputy
speaker of Parliament be Greek Orthodox (Christian).
The Paris of the Middle
East!
The French colonized
Lebanon for 27 years.
Speak Arabic, French &
English in Lebanon.
French foods, French
Architecture
2 Million people live in
Beirut, approximately
40% are Christians & 60%
Muslims.
.
Civil War 1975-1990
Much of the city has been rebuilt after the civil war.
Bright future for Lebanese, safe for travel and tourism, nightlife
and the young population are thriving in Lebanon.