NOVEMBER 2013 – MAY 2015

Comenius Multilateral Partnership

TRAINING FOR LIFELEADERSHIP INITIATIVE FOR EUROPE

November 2013 – May 2015

Turkey is the only country in the world that is on two continents. Turkey is on

both Asia and Europe.

LOCATION

Bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and bordering the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Greece

and Syria.

It is bordered by eight countries: Bulgaria to the

northwest, Greece to the west,

Georgia to the northeast, Armenia,

Azerbaijan and Iran to the east,

and Iraq and Syria to the southeast.

LOCATION

Area Total: 780,580 km²

7 geographical regions

LOCATION

Red with a vertical white half moon (the closed portion is toward the hoist side) and white five-pointed star centered just outside the half-

moon opening.

NATIONAL FLAG & EMBLEM

Seal of the President of Turkey. The 16 stars symbolize

the 16 Turkish states in history.

Used only in embassies &

Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Capital: Ankara

Established: 1923

Establisher: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

President: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Prime Minister: Ahmet Davutoğlu

Government Type: Democratic Secular Republic

Largest Cities: Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Adana, Antalya

Population: 73 million

Language: Turkish.

COUNTRY PROFILE & FACTS

R.T. ERDOĞAN

ATATÜRK

A. DAVUTOĞLU

Religious

Feast of Ramadan. ( 3 days )

Feast of the Sacrifice.( 4 days )

Other holidays

New Year's Day (1stJanuary)

National Sovereignty & Children's Day (23rdApril)

Ataturk's Commemoration & Youth and Sports Day (19thMay)

Victory Day (30th August)

Republic Day (29th October 1923)

FACTS

Istiklal Avenue

Official Holidays

History

Turkey has been the home of many civilisations

Göbekli Tepe, the first evidence of man presence in the world.

Portion of the legendary walls Troy (VII), identified as the site of the Trojan War

Antiquity The Anatolian peninsula (also called Minor Asia), comprising most of modern Turkey, is one of the oldest continually inhabited regions in the world due to its location at the intersection of Asia and Europe.

History

The temple of artemis is one of the seven wonders of the world. The town of Selcuk in Izmir.

History

HISTORY The Turks and the Ottoman Empire

Ancient people who lived in the area include the Hittites of Hattusha, Phrygians and Lydians.

The Persians ruled between 545-383 BC, followed by the Greeks (333-30BC) and the Romans(30BC-395 AD).

In the 10th century, 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.

In the fifteenth century it was

conquered by the Ottoman arm

 (the capital city was renamed Istanbul).

Turkey is a democratic, secular, unitary, constitutional republic whose political system was established in 1923 under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, following the fall of the Ottoman Empire in the after World War I.

Since then, Turkey has become increasingly integrated with the West through membership in organizations such as ;

The Council of Europe, NATO, OECD, OSCE and the G-20 major economies.

Turkey began full membership negotiations with the European Union in 2005.

History

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

Turkey has a very diverse culture that is a blend of various elements of the Oğuz Turkic, Anatolian, Ottoman and Western culture and traditions.

Ottomans… Turkey has a wide variety of regional costumes…

CULTURE

Turkish hand-woven carpets are exporting all over the world.

CULTURE

Turkish culture is unique in the world in that it has infl uenced and has been infl uenced in return by cultures and civilizations from China to Vienna and from Russian steps to North Africa for over a Millennia. 

Turkish coffe from 14. century until now…

TURKISH FOOD, DESSERTS AND DRINKS

Döner Kebab is a Turkish dish made of lamb meat. It is cooked on a vertical spit and sliced off to order and

served wrapped in bread with salad.

TURKISH FOOD, DESSERTS AND DRINKS

Şiş kebab

Adana kebab

TURKISH FOOD, DESSERTS AND DRINKS

Mantı dumplings consist of a spiced meat mixture, usually lamb or ground beef, in a dough wrapper, either boiled or steamed.Mantı are typically served topped with yogurt and garlic and spiced with red pepper powder and melted butter, and topped with ground sumac and dried mint.

TURKISH FOOD, DESSERTS AND DRINKS

Simit is a circular bread with sesame seeds

TURKISH FOOD, DESSERTS AND DRINKS

The stuffing may or may not include meat.Meat dolma are generally served warm, often with sauce;meatless ones are generally served cold with yogurt.

TURKISH FOOD, DESSERTS AND DRINKSDolma is a family of stuffed vegetable dishes in the cuisines of the former Ottoman Empire.Perhaps the best-known is the grape-leaf dolma.Common vegetables to stuff include eggplant, tomato and pepper.

Tarhana soup is a dried-yogurt based soup.

TURKISH FOOD, DESSERTS AND

DRINKS

Baklava is a rich, sweet pastry made of layers of phyllo dough filled with chopped nuts and sweetened with syrup or honey.

TURKISH DELIGHT

Ayran is a yogurt-based beverage. It is a mixture of yogurt, cold water, and sometimes salt. Ayran is usually served chilled, and is a common accompaniment to döner, kebab, etc.

TURKISH DRINKS

Turkish tea is a type of tea that is popular mainly in the Turkish-speaking countries.

Within Turkey, the tea is usually known as Rize tea.

Virtually all of the tea is produced in the Rize

province, a Turkish province on the Black Sea coast.

TURKISH DRINKS

SOME POPULAR DESTINATIONS IN TURKEY

Cappadocia: The famous fairy chimneysNEVŞEHİR

Ölüdeniz (Deadsea) /MUĞLA

Mardin Houses / MARDİN

Ancient Ruins in İZMİR

Ancient Ruins in İZMİR

Nemrut MountADIYAMAN

PAMUKKALE

Sümela MonasteryTRABZON

Trojan HorseÇANAKKALE

Topkapı PalaceİSTANBUL

Mor Hananyo Monastery in MERSİN

Adapazarı / SAKARYA

LOCATION Sakarya is located in the Marmara Region. Its adjacent provinces are Kocaeli to the west, Bilecik to the south, Bolu to the southeast, and Düzce to the east. The capital of Sakarya is Adapazarı

HistoryAdapazarı was a village named “Ada” in 1573, a sub-district in 1646, a village inside Akyazı in 1658.

The residency area had the status of a district for 117 years between 1837 – 1954 during the Ottoman and Republican eras

HistoryAdapazarı, being a district of Kocaeli for many years, separated from Kocaeli and took the name “Sakarya” in June 22, 1954 by the law number 6419. After Adapazarı took the name Sakarya as being the center of the districts Akyazı, Geyve, Hendek and Karasu, in December 1, 1954 the first governor Nazım Üner began active duty with ceremonies

SOME POPULAR DESTINATIONS IN SAKARYA

The Sangarius Bridge or Bridge of Justinian (Turkish: Justinianos Köprüsü or Beşköprü) is a late Roman bridge over the river Sakarya (Latin: Sangarius) in Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey

Bridge of Justinian

Old Bridge of Sakarya

City Park

Acarlar Deep Spot

Sapanca Lake

Historical CityTARAKLI

Karagöl Plateau

GÜNEŞLER ANATOLIAN HIGH SCHOOL

Güneşler Anatolian High School was established in 2007. It is located in Sakarya, near the city center.

The Mission of the school is to educate students with ambitious, enthusiastic skills and with the ability to adapt

to dynamic and changing life conditions.

GÜNEŞLER ANATOLIAN HIGH SCHOOL

It aims to develop students’ abilities of self confident and leadership with the harmony of creative thinking, tolerance and responsiblity.

GÜNEŞLER ANATOLIAN HIGH SCHOOL

There are 346 students in the school, of which 148 female students and 198 male students. The student's age is 13-18. As a result of education system in Turkey, the school has gained “Anatolian” statue since 2012.

GÜNEŞLER ANATOLIAN HIGH SCHOOL

The motto of our school is “The best way to

guess the future is to make it come true”

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