TURKEYTURKEY

Turkey is a big coutry between Turkey is a big coutry between Europe and Asia.Europe and Asia.

TURKEYTURKEY

- Capital city is Ankara. - Population :76.5 million - Language: Turkish - There are 81 cities and 7 regions. - We live in Karamürsel,Kocaeli.

KaramürselKaramürsel is a town and district located in is a town and district located in

northwestern Turkey, in the province of Kocaeli.northwestern Turkey, in the province of Kocaeli.

Karamürsel is 90 km west of Karamürsel is 90 km west of İstanbul.İstanbul.

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Atatürk was the leader of our country.Atatürk was the leader of our country.We love him very much.We love him very much.

Karamürsel is historically known as The Town of The Karamürsel is historically known as The Town of The

WrestlersWrestlers. .

Karamürsel is famous for its baskets. They are Karamürsel is famous for its baskets. They are handmade.People use these baskets for collecting fruit like handmade.People use these baskets for collecting fruit like cherries.The characteristic of these basket is that it looks cherries.The characteristic of these basket is that it looks small to the eye but has a much bigger capacity than one small to the eye but has a much bigger capacity than one

would think.would think.

Karamürsel is green with fresh air.Karamürsel is green with fresh air.

• Karamürsel has a very long history of being an important base for the navy. The first Ottoman shipyard was built on the Bay of İzmit in 1327 in Karamürsel. The ships built there constituted first nucleus of the Ottoman Naval Forces.Mürsel Paşa was the Captain of Ottoman Naval.He lived in Karamürsel and so we call this town with his name.