TURKISH REPUBLIC

Turkey

Welcome to Turkey

FLAG OF TURKISH REPUBLICWhite crescent and star are embroidered

on thered beckground.

Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK1st President of Turkey ( 1881 – 1938 )

Where is Turkey On Map?

Turkish Republic is a Euroasian state that funcitions as a corridor between two continents,

Asia and Europe.

Turkiye is a gateway between Europe and Asia.

The European and Asian sides are divided by the Bosphorus (İstanbul Boğazı).

Turkey 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.

The country is encircled by seas on three sides: the Aegean Sea to the west, the Black Sea to the north and

the Mediterranean Sea to the south.

There are 7 regions and 81 provinces in Turkey.

MAJOR CITIES Turkey consists of 7

regions and it has 81 provinces.

Some of the major cities are Istanbul,Ankara,Izmir and Mersin.

ATATURK Atatürk means “the

ancestor of Turks”. He is a revolutionary

statesman, the founder and the 1st President of Turkish Republic.

His policies designed to remold Turkish society according to an urban European model.

POLITICAL STRUCTURE

Turkish Republic is based on a secular,democratic pluralistic and parliamentary system

Ankara is the capital of Turkish Republic.

ECONOMY

Turkish Republic has the 16th biggest economy in the World,6th in Europe.

Main industries are textile,food processing,consumer electronics and tourisim.

Tourism

Hunting Winter Sports

Silk Road Thermal Resorts Golf Ornithology

Yachting Botanic Highlands Air Sports

Rafting Culture

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CURRENCY

• The currency in Turkey is TL-Turkish Lira.

• 1 €= 2,720 Turkish liras.

CULTURE

Our National Holidays 1st January - New Year’s Day 23rd April - National Sovereignty and

Children’s Day 1st May - Labor and Solidarity Day 19th May - The Commemoration of Atatürk,

Youth and Sports Day 30th August - Victory Day 29th October - Republic Day

POPULAR FIGURES

In Anatolian History ,There were too many popular figures as the culture of Turkey was derived from various elements of the Ottoman Empire, European and the the Islamic traditions.

HOMEROS• Homer was born in

Izmir on the west coast of Turkey.His famous epic ,the iliada,depicts the battles for the city of Troy ,also located in Turkey.

ST. NICHOLAS

St. Nıcholas who became popular as Santa Claus,was born in Demre on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast.

MEVLANA RUMI Mevlana is a 13th

century Muslim Saint,philosopher, great poet and a mystic ,a spiritually touched man.

“Come,Come whoever you are come !”one of his famous sayings.

As well as his mercy,voluntary and unlimited humanity he had endless tolerance.

NASREDDIN HODJA He was born in

Akşehir,a small village in the Central Anatolia.

He was a 13th century philosopher,wise,witty man with a good sense of humour.

His jokes and stories are part of the Turkish culture.

HACIVAT and KARAGOZ

Traditional Turkish Shadow play,popularized during Ottoman period.

“Karagöz” represents illiterate public whereas “Hacivat” belongs to the educated class.

TOURISTIC and HISTORICAL

DESTINATIONS

Two of the seven marvels of ancient World are in Anatolia.

• The temple of Artemis • The mausoleum at Halikarnassos

CAPPADOCIA It is a historic

area of Central Anatolia Region.

It has a lunar-like

landscape(Fairy chimneys)

The caves and underground cities

TROY The city of Troy is

located on the western part of Turkey,in Çanakkale at where a replica of Trojan Horse is exhibited.

NOAH’S ARK

Some explorers claim that Noah’s Ark landed on Agrı Dağı-Mount Ararat in the eastern part of Turkey.

Some Christians believe that the Mount Ararat is the final resting place of Noah’s Ark.

TURKISH CUISINE

Döner KebapFamous Turkish meal

Turkish Cuisine

BaklavaFamous Turkish desert

Turkish Delight (Lokum)Famous Turkish desert

Tea (Çay)Famous Turkish drink

THE VARIETIES OF KEBABS The well-known

varieties are Sis Kebab (grilled spicy meat) and Doner kebab (grilled and sliced meat over slow fire on a vertical spit and served with yoghurt and tomatoe souce on the top)

TURKISH DELIGHT

Turkish Delight is a flavored sweet or a candy, prepared from starch and sugar, filled with dry fruits, honey or nuts

BAKLAVA

The Traditional Turkish dessert. It is made by very thin layers of pastry

made from wheat starch and a sugary syrup that just contains water and sugar.

Looking toward tomorrow. . .