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TURKEY

TURKEY. Where is Turkey History Climate and Geography Government and politics Culture Tipical food Others. Where is T urkey.

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TURKEY

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  1. TURKEY WhereisTurkey History Climate and Geography Government and politics Culture Tipicalfood Others

  2. WhereisTurkey • Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in Western Asia and Thrace (Rumelia) in the Balkan region of southeastern Europe. Turkey is bordered by eight countries: Bulgaria to the northwest; Greece to the west; Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, Azerbaijan (the exclave of Nakhchivan) and Iran to the east; and Iraq and Syria to the southeast. The Mediterranean Sea and Cyprus are to the south; the Aegean Sea to the west; and the Black Sea is to the north.

  3. Geography and Climate • The territory of Turkey is more than 1,600 kilometres (1,000 mi) long and 800 km (500 mi) wide, with a roughly rectangular shape. • Turkeyisdividedintosevencensusregions: Marmara, Aegean, Black Sea, Central Anatolia, Eastern Anatolia, SoutheasternAnatolia and theMediterranean. • Turkey's varied landscapes are the product of complex earth movements that have shaped the region over thousands of years and still manifest themselves in fairly frequent earthquakes and occasional volcanic eruptions . • Mt. Ararat (AğrıDağı) is the highest peak in Turkey at 5,165 m (16,946 ft).

  4. History • The Anatolian peninsula (also called Asia Minor), comprising most of modern Turkey, is one of the oldest continuously inhabited regions in the world due to its location at the intersection of Asia and Europe. The earliest Neolithic settlements such as Çatalhöyük(Pottery Neolithic), Çayönü (Pre-Pottery Neolithic A to Pottery Neolithic), Nevali Cori(Pre-Pottery Neolithic B), Hacilar (Pottery Neolithic), GöbekliTepe (Pre-Pottery Neolithic A) and Mersin are considered to be among the earliest human settlements in the world.

  5. Governments and politics • The Grand Chamber of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in Ankara • Turkey is a parliamentary representative democracy. Since its foundation as a republic in 1923, Turkey has developed a strong tradition of secularism.Turkey's constitution governs the legal framework of the country. It sets out the main principles of government and establishes Turkey as a unitary centralized state.

  6. Culture • Turkey has a very diverse culture that is a blend of various elements of the Oğuz Turkic, Anatolian, Ottoman (which was itself a continuation of both Greco-Roman and Islamic cultures) and Western culture and traditions, which started with the Westernization of the Ottoman Empire and still continues today. This mix originally began as a result of the encounter of Turks and their culture with those of the peoples who were in their path during their migration from Central Asia to the West

  7. Others • Themost popular sport in Turkeyisfootball. Turkey's top teamsincludeGalatasaray, Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş. In 2000, Galatasaraycementedits role as a majorEuropean club bywinningthe UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup.TwoyearslatertheTurkishnationalteamfinishedthird in the 2002 World Cup Finals in Japan and South Korea, while in 2008 thenationalteamreachedthesemi-finals of the UEFA Euro 2008 competition. TheAtatürkOlympicStadium in Istanbulhostedthe 2005 UEFA Champions League Final,whiletheŞükrüSaracoğluStadium in Istanbulhostedthe 2009 UEFA Cup Final.

  8. Tipicalfood • One notable variety are the "zeytinyaglilar", dishes cooked with olive oil. "Dolma" is a name applied to such vegetables as grape leaves, cabbage leaves, and green peppers stuffed with spiced rice (Biberdolma). You should also try "BaklaliEnginar" (with artichoke) and "TekmilLahana" (with cabbage).

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