TÜRKİYETÜRKİYE

Capital: Ankara

Established: 1923

Establisher: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

Government Type: Democratic Secular Republic

Area Total: 780,580 sq.km

Between black sea, mediterrean and aegean sea Greece, Bulgaria, Georgia,Armenia, Iraq, Iran,

Syria,Azerbajian 81 provinces 7 geographical region

ClimateClimate

Turkey has Mediterranean climate with cool, rainy winters and hot, moderately dry summers.

Interior, shielded from Mediterranean influences by mountains, has continental climate with cold winters and dry, hot summers.

Eastern mountainous area has inhospitable climate, with hot, extremely dry summers and bitter winters.

Rainfall varies, ranging from annual average of more than 2,500 millimeters on eastern Black Sea coast to less than 250 millimeters in central plateau area.

LanguagesLanguages

Turkish(offical) - 81% Kurdish – 17% Arabic Armenian Greek

ReligionReligion

Muslim – 98% Other -- 2

AGE PYRAMIDAGE PYRAMID

EDUCATIONEDUCATION

EducationEducation

Primary school – 51,9% High school – 26,5% Junior high school – 12,7% Vocational&Technical school – 2,8% Graduate – 5,7% Postgraduate – 0,3% Doctorate - 0,1%

EconomyEconomy-Main Industries--Main Industries-

Textiles Food processing Autos Mining (coal, chromite, copper, boron) Steel Petroleum Construction(build) Lumber(wood) Paper

Natural ResourcesNatural Resources• Antimony• Coal• Chromium• Mercury• Copper• Borate• Sulfur• Iron• Ore• Hydropower• Arable land

Agriculture ProductsAgriculture Products

• Tobacco• Cotton• Grain• Olives• Sugar beets• Citrus• Livestock

ExportsExports

• Apparel (25.6 %)

• Foodstuffs (15.4 %)

• Textiles (12.3 %)

• Metal manufactures (8.6 %)

• Transport equipment (8.1 %)

Exports Exports

•Germany (18.7%)

•US (11.4%)

•UK (7.4%)

•Italy (6.3%)

•France (6.0%)

ImportsImports

Machinery (28.3 %)

Chemicals (15.2 %)

Semi-finished goods (14.5 %)

Fuels (11 %)

Transport equipment (9.5 %)

ImportsImports

Germany(13.1%)

Italy (7.9%)

US (7.2%)

Russia (7.0%)

France (6.6%)

UK (5.0%)

CurrencyCurrency

Lira Kuruş (Coins)

TOURISMTOURISM

Tourism in Turkey is focused largely on a variety of archaeological and historical sites, and on seaside resorts along its Aegean and Mediterranean coasts. In the recent years, Turkey is also becoming a popular destination for the SPA and health care tourism.

Turkey's largest city, Istanbul, has a number of major attractions derived from its huge historical status as capital of the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires.

These include the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (the "Blue Mosque"), the Hagia Sophia, the Topkapı Palace, the Basilica Cistern, the Dolmabahce Palace, the Galata Tower, the Grand Bazaar, and the Pera Palas.

Istanbul has also recently became one of the biggest shopping centers of European region by hosting malls and shopping centers like Metrocity, Akmerkez and Cevahir Mall (which is the biggest mall in Europe and second largest shopping center in the world).

İstanbul : City at the crossroadsİstanbul : City at the crossroads

Major cultural and historical attractions elsewhere in the country include the sites of

Ephesus, Troy, Pergamon, House of Virgin Mary, Pamukkale, Hierapolis, Konya , Didyma, Church of Antioch,

Religious places in Mardin and the ruined cities and landscapes of Cappadocia.

MARDİN

CAPPADOCIACAPPADOCIA

CAPPADOCIA

Beach vacations, particularly for Turkish city-dwellers and visitors from Western Europe,

They are also central to the Turkish tourism industry.

Most beach resorts are located along the southwestern and southern Aegean coast, especially along the Mediterranean coast near Antalya.

Antalya is also accepted as the tourism capital of Turkey. Major resort towns include Bodrum, Fethiye, Marmaris, Kuşadası, Cesme, Didim and Alanya.

AĞRIAĞRI

ALADAĞ MOUNTAINS in NİĞDEALADAĞ MOUNTAINS in NİĞDE

İzmirİzmir

Kordon (alsancak)Kordon (alsancak)

Asansör (Lift )Asansör (Lift )

Some WintersSome Winters IZMIRIZMIR

Special daysSpecial days

April 23 – children day

May 19 – youth and sports day

August 30 – victory day

0ctober 29 – establishment of the republic

January 1 – new year

Ramazan bayramı Kurban bayramı

STUFFSTUFF

FoodsFoods

FolkloreFolklore

SPORTSSPORTS

FAMOUS TURKSFAMOUS TURKS

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