Turkey

By: Omar Osmani and Ahsan Shah a.k.a P-Boyy

TURKEY

By: Omar Osmani and Ahsan Shah

TURKEYPopulation:

72,907,000

Capital:Ankara; 3,428,000

Language:Turkish, Kurdish, Arabic, Armenian, Greek

Religion:Muslim (mostly Sunni)

Currency:Turkish lira

Life Expectancy:69

Literacy Percent:87

FOODS

• Turkey cosine is largely made up of Ottoman Cosine

• Olive Oil is used heavily for cooking

• Mediterranean regions are rich in vegetables, herbs and fish

• A typical Turkish breakfast consists of cheese, olives, cucumbers, tomatoes, jam and honey.

• Soups are also eaten as a morning meal in Turkey.

• In the hot summer of Turkey the meal consists of fried vegetables such as eggplants with yogurt, tomato sauce or cucumbers.

SPORTS

• The most popular sport in Turkey is Soccer

• Basketball is also known in Turkey, many citizens have catched interested of the NBA

• Turkey hosted the 2012 FIBA World Championship and EuroBasket in 2001

Turkish Architecture • The earliest form of the Ottoman mosque

consisted of a single prayer hall covered by a hemispheric dome, with a covered porch minaret outside.

• The Konak (mansion house) consisted of wooden structure built on a foundation of stone and brick to withstand the cold Anatolian winter. The ground floor contained granaries, stables and storage areas.

Music

• The music in Turkey is diverse and despite the attempts of various political leaders that have tried to dampen down the music in Turkey, these rich styles have managed to survive and even flourish.

• Classical music (called sanat or klasik) is one opulent strand of Turkish tradition,

• Turkish folk music is also very popular among the Alevi Muslim community.

TURKISH FESTIVALS

• International Ankara Film Festival

• Turkish Coral Festival

• International Bursa Festival• • Tadinitional Manisa Mesir Festival

• International Ankara Cartoon Festival

TURKISH HOLIDAY’S• Ramadan: Muslims don’t eat or drink

after sunrise or before sunset

• Kurban Bayrami: The feast of Abraham's Sacrifice

• April 23: National Sovereignty & Children's Day

• May 19: The Commemoration of Ataturk