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ESL 156 Culture Studies Instructor : Lyra Riabov Presenter : Ahmet Eman. Outline. Geography Location Size Population Culture. Geography. Turkey is located in Middle East Three sides of Turkey are surrounded by Black sea, Mediterranean sea and Aegean sea
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ESL 156 Culture Studies Instructor : LyraRiabov Presenter : AhmetEman
Outline • Geography • Location • Size • Population • Culture
Geography • Turkey is located in Middle East • Three sides of Turkey are surrounded by Black sea, Mediterranean sea and Aegean sea • It is like a bridge between Asia and Europe
Size Population • 72.561.312 people and nearly 17 million people live in Istanbul 302535 square miles Smaller than America (more than 12.5 times)
National currency • Turkish Lira (TL) • $1 = 1,4 TL.
Religion • The majority is Muslim • Turkish and we use Latin or Roman Alphabet • In addition, Turkish Alphabet has “ ı, ö, ü, ş, ğ, ç ’’. Language
Capital City • Ankara • It is located in the middle of Turkey • Nearly 8 million people
The biggest city is Istanbul Nearly 17 million people
Tourist cities • Hagia Sofia (Istanbul)
The city of beach-Antalya • Konyaalti beach • Valley tour by balloon • Diving
Ancient City-Mardin • Mardin Castle B.C. 4500 • Ancient super market • A historical hotel
Traditional Holidays • Children’s Day 23 April • Independence Day 30 August
Religious Holidays Ramadan Eid • After Ramadan Month • All families gather and make dinner • Every person gets different kinds of cookies and sugars Qrban (Victim) Eid Festival of Sacrifice Similar to Thanksgiving Every family bringssome meats and give money for poor families
Traditional Foods • Turkish kebab
Sources • http://www.gozlemci.net/4187-turkiye-nin-yuzolcumu-ve-sinirlari.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey • http://www.blurtit.com/q927947.html • http://www.mardinimiz.com/english/history.htm • http://www.x-rates.com/d/TRY/table.html