TURKISH REPUBLIC

Prepared by Anamur Secondary School

PRACTICAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COUNTRY

FLAG OF TURKISH REPUBLIC

White crescent and star are embroidered on thered background.

LOCATION

Turkish Republic is a Euroasian state

that funcitions as a corridor between two continents,

Asia and Europe. Turkey

Turkish Republic

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.

• One-house legislature called The Grand National Assembly.

ECONOMY• Turkish Republic has

the 16th biggest economy in the World,6th in Europe.

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

CURRENCY• The currency

in Turkey is TL-Turkish Lira.

• 1 €= 2,720 new Turkish liras.

CULTURE

• Do you know Turkey has been the cradle of several civilizations ?

• Do you know 2 of the 7 wonders are in Turkey ?• Turkey not only bridges East to West

geographically but also culturally• Anatolia is the land from which Turkish

civilization acquired some of its roots,works of arts and literature.

THE EVIL EYE BEAD• It is named as “Nazar Boncuğu”.It is an amulet

from ancient Turkish mythology.We hang it on our walls or wear as a necklace,bracelet or earring.

THE ART OF WATER MARBLING

• Paper marbling is a method of aqueous surface design, which can produce patterns similar to smooth marble or other stone. The patterns are the result of color floated on either plain water or a viscous solution known as size and then carefully transferred to an absorbent surface, such as paper or fabric

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.

• There is a lunar-likelandscape(Fairy

chimneys)• Lots of 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

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. . .