communities of partner countries

MINORITIES IN TURKEY

GREEKS

Most of the Greek people live in İstanbul. They live especially in Beyoğlu, Galata, Nişantaşı and Prince Islands.

POPULATION

• The number of Greeks is about 4000 in Turkey.

• The number of Greeks emigrated from Turkey toabroad is approximately 60000.

• The Greek population in Turkey is graduallydecreasing because of emigration to abroad.

• There are nearly 13000 words in common.

• Example Words…

TURKISH ENGLISH GREEK

Aşık Someone in love Asikis

Ananas Pineapple Ananas

Bezelye Pea Bizeli

Biber Pepper Piperi

Biftek Steak Bifteki

Kalamar Squid Kalamari

Kalfa Shop Assistant Kalfas

Kaldırım Sidewalk Kaldirimi

Kalem Pencil Kalemi

Manav Green Grocer Manavis

INTERACTION IN LANGUAGE

CULTURE

The Greek in Turkey can speak their own language, attend to Greek schools, perform their religion andcustoms through the rights they gained by Treaty of Lausanne.

The ritual of taking cross out from sea in Golden Hornon the 6th of January on Jesus’ birhtday and baptism.

‘The Virgin Mary Fair’ held at Easter in PrinceIslands.

Saint Yorgi Day( or George for Catholics)

at Aya Yorgi Monastery in Prince Islands.

Food in Common

• There are many meals and drinks in common because of

the interaction of two nations.

• For example:

baklava baklavas

kadayıf kadaifi

köfte keftedes

dolma dolmades

imambayıldı imam baildi

bira bira

fasulye fasoli

biftek bifteki

Celebrities

Composers who performed TurkishMusic

• Hristo Efendi (Hristâki Kiryazis)• Andon (Batrik Kiryazis)• Zaharya (Kürkçü Mir Cemil)• İstavri Efendi• Kemânî Zafiraki• Tiryaki• Kemânî Corci• Civan Ağa (Latvacı Zivanis)

Lefter Küçükandonyadiscalled ordinary professor, is a Greek

footballer who played for Fenerbeahçe andTurkish National.

Greek Schools in Turkey

• Most of those schools were closed because manyparents preferred Turkish Schools to thoes ones.

• There are a few active Greek schools.

• Some of those are …

Fener Greek High School

ROMANIA

The frindship between Turkey and Romania has a deep background.

Our relations get

its power from

the historical

proximity

between our

countries and

our people and

of course from

the mutual

interaction.

CULTURAL INTERACTIONS BETWEEN TWO COUNTRIES

• Dimitri Kantemur Culture Center is an example of this interaction.

• Dimitri Kantemur wrote his first novel in 18th century.

• He also interested in Classical Turkish music and composed lots of songs.

Turkish and Romanian language have lots of

similar words.

Örnek Kelimeler.bacşiş(bahşiş) terlik(terlik) tavan(tavan)

cirese(kiraz) dulap (dolap) musafir (misafir)

caisa (kayısı) pantoloni(pantolon) taban(taban)

chibrit (kibrit) sütiyen(südyen) perdele(perde

çay(çay) kilot(kilot) legeni(leğen)

ciorba (çorba) haide (haydi) sapun (sabun)

kafe(kahve) dabacana(dabacan) ibrik(ibrik)

cioban (çoban) lalea (lale) kel (kel)

SPAIN

These two countries initiated the ‘Civilizations

Alliance’in 2005.Then,this project spreaded to

125 countries as a United Nations Project.

Modern Turkish-Spanish relations started with

the ‘PEACE,FRIENDSHIP AND TRADE PACT’

in 1782.

Nearly 300000 Spanish tourists come to Turkey every year..

There are 259 Erasmus students from Spain in Turkey.

POLAND

Turkey and Poland always lived in a peace throughout the history.

This year,the 600th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Turkey and Poland will be celebrated.

Trade,investment,transportation and tourism are important for our economic relations.

There are 566 Erasmus students from Poland in Turkey.

HUNGARY

• These two countries have a mutual history and so

they always see each other as a friend country.

• There is ‘Hungarian Professorship’ in Ankara University in Turkey.

Turkish and Hungarian are in the same linguistic family.Some similar words…

• ata-atya ana-anya

• var-van benim-enyem

• kapı-kapu sevgi-semmi

• yer-ter öküz-ökör

• tavuk-tyuk keçi-kecke

• kuçu(köpek)-kuçu

Ibrahim Müteferrika who came from Hungary established the first printing press

in 1727 in İstanbul.

Hungarian Secenyi Paşa is one of the

leaders of Turkish firefighting.

LITHUANIA

‘Friendship Pact’ between Turkey and Lithuania

was signed on 17th September,1930.

The most important project between Turkey and Lithuania is the ‘Viking Project’It aims

commercial and economical collaboration.

There are 234 Erasmus students from Lithuania in Turkey.

Litvanya’dan yıllık 70 bin turist Türkiye'yi ziyaret etmektedir.

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