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TURKEY / TÜRKİYE. Wellcome to Turkey. Turkey. Turkish Flag and Presidential Seal. The Flag of The Republic of Turkey White half moon and star on the red backround . The Presidential Seal The 16 stars represent the 16 Turkish states in our history . . Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK
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Wellcome to Turkey Turkey
TurkishFlagandPresidentialSeal TheFlag of TheRepublic of Turkey Whitehalfmoonand star on theredbackround. ThePresidentialSeal The 16 starsrepresentthe 16 Turkishstates in ourhistory.
Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK 1st President of Turkey ( 1881 – 1938 )
Where is Turkey On Map? Turkey functions as a bridge between Asia and Europea
Turkiye is a gateway between Europe and Asia. The European and Asian sides are divided by the Bosphorus (İstanbulBoğazı).
Thecountry is encircledbyseas on threesides: theAegeanSeatothewest, theBlackSeatothenorthandtheMediterraneanSeatothesouth. Turkey is borderedbyeightcountries: Bulgariatothenorthwest; Greecetothewest; Georgiatothenortheast; Armenia, AzerbaijanandIrantotheeast; andIraqandSyriatothesoutheast.
SOME INFORMATION ABOUT TURKEY • Capital city : Ankara • Language : Turkish • Political Structure : Parliamentary democracy • Memberships : Council of Europe, NATO, OECD, BSEC, OIC, and many other international organizations NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization OECD: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development BSEC: Black Sea Economic Cooperation OIC:Organization of the Islamic Conference
ThelargestCities of Turkey İstanbul - 12.697.164 Bursa - 3.507.963 Ankara - 4.548.939 Adana - 2.026.319 İzmir - 3.795.978 Konya - 1.969.868
OurNationalHolidays • 1st January - New Year’sDay • 23rd April - NationalSovereigntyandChildren’sDay • 1st May - LaborandSolidarityDay • 19th May - TheCommemoration of Atatürk, YouthandSportsDay • 30th August - VictoryDay • 29th October - RepublicDay
Demographics • Population : 75 million (nearly) • Growth rate : 1.2 % • Agestructure • 0-14 years : 25.5 % • 15-64 years : 67.7 % • 65-over : 6.8 %
Currency • Thecurrency in Turkey is Turkish Lira • 1 Euro = 2.7 Turkish Lira
Themainairports of Turkeyare in İstanbul, Ankara andİzmir • Therearetwoairports in İstanbul; Atatürk Airportand Sabiha Gökçen Airport. • There is oneairport in Ankara; Esenboğa Airport. • There is oneairport in İzmir; Adnan Menderes Airport. • There is alsooneairport in Denizli; Çardak Airport.
Economy 16thlargest economy in the world Vehicles Textiles Consumer electronics Agricultural products
Tourism Hunting Rafting Winter Sports Culture Silk Road Thermal Resorts Golf Ornithology Yachting Botanic Highlands Air Sports
TurkishCuisine • TurkishDelight (Lokum) • FamousTurkishsweet • Döner Kebap • FamousTurkish meal • Tea (Çay) • FamousTurkishdrink • Baklava • FamousTurkishsweet
PEACEAT HOME,PEACEIN THE WORLD Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK