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TURKISH REPUBLIC

TURKISH REPUBLIC. Prepared by Anamur Secondary School. PRACTICAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COUNTRY. FLAG OF TURKISH REPUBLIC. White crescent and star are embroidered on the red background. LOCATION. Turkish Republic.

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TURKISH REPUBLIC

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  1. TURKISH REPUBLIC Preparedby Anamur SecondarySchool

  2. PRACTICAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COUNTRY

  3. FLAG OF TURKISH REPUBLIC Whitecrescentand star areembroidered on the red background.

  4. LOCATION TurkishRepublic TurkishRepublic is a Euroasianstatethatfuncitions as a corridorbetweentwocontinents, AsiaandEurope. Turkey

  5. MAJOR CITIES • Turkeyconsists of 7 regionsand it has 81 provinces. • Some of themajorcitiesareIstanbul,Ankara,Izmirand Mersin.

  6. ATATURK • Atatürk means “theancestor of Turks”. • He is a revolutionarystatesman, thefounderandthe 1st President of TurkishRepublic. • His policies designed to remold Turkish society according to an urban European model.

  7. POLITICAL STRUCTURE • TurkishRepublic is based on a secular,democraticpluralisticandparliamentarysystem • Ankara is thecapital of TurkishRepublic. • One-house legislature called The Grand National Assembly.

  8. ECONOMY • TurkishRepublic has the 16thbiggesteconomy in theWorld,6th in Europe. • Mainindustriesaretextile,foodprocessing,consumerelectronicsandtourisim.

  9. CURRENCY • Thecurrency in Turkey is TL-Turkish Lira. • 1 €= 2,720 new Turkish liras.

  10. CULTURE

  11. Do youknowTurkey has beenthecradle of severalcivilizations ? • Do youknow 2 of the 7 wondersare in Turkey ? • Turkey not onlybridges East to West geographically but alsoculturally • Anatolia is thelandfromwhichTurkishcivilizationacquiredsome of itsroots,works of artsandliterature.

  12. THE EVIL EYE BEAD • It is named as “Nazar Boncuğu”.It is an amuletfromancientTurkishmythology.Wehang it on ourwallsorwear as a necklace,braceletorearring.

  13. THE ART OF WATER MARBLING • Papermarbling is a method of aqueoussurfacedesign, which can producepatternssimilartosmoothmarbleorotherstone. Thepatternsaretheresult of colorfloated on eitherplainwateror a viscoussolutionknown as sizeandthencarefullytransferredto an absorbentsurface, such as paperorfabric

  14. POPULAR FIGURES • InAnatolianHistory ,Thereweretoomany popular figures as theculture of Turkeywasderivedfromvariouselements of theOttomanEmpire, EuropeanandthetheIslamictraditions.

  15. HOMEROS • Homer wasborn in Izmir on thewestcoast of Turkey.His famousepic ,the iliada,depictsthebattles forthecity of Troy ,alsolocated in Turkey.

  16. ST. NICHOLAS • St. Nıcholaswhobecame popular as SantaClaus,wasborn in Demre on Turkey’sMediterraneancoast.

  17. MEVLANA RUMI • Mevlana is a 13th centuryMuslim Saint,philosopher, greatpoetand a mystic ,a spirituallytouchedman. • “Come,Comewhoeveryouarecome !”one of his famoussayings.

  18. As well as his mercy,voluntaryandunlimitedhumanity he had endlesstolerance.

  19. NASREDDIN HODJA • He wasborn in Akşehir,a smallvillage in theCentralAnatolia. • He was a 13th centuryphilosopher,wise,wittymanwith a good sense of humour. • His jokesandstoriesarepart of theTurkishculture.

  20. HACIVAT and KARAGOZ • TraditionalTurkishShadowplay,popularizedduringOttomanperiod. • “Karagöz” representsilliteratepublicwhereas “Hacivat” belongstotheeducatedclass.

  21. TOURISTIC and HISTORICAL DESTINATIONS

  22. Two of the seven marvels of ancientWorldare in Anatolia. • Thetemple of Artemis • Themausoleum at Halikarnassos

  23. CAPPADOCIA • It is a historicarea of CentralAnatoliaRegion. • There is a lunar-like landscape(Fairychimneys) • Lots of cavesand underground cities

  24. TROY • Thecity of Troy is located on the western part of Turkey,in Çanakkale at where a replica of TrojanHorse is exhibited.

  25. NOAH’S ARK • SomeexplorersclaimthatNoah’s Ark landed on Agrı Dağı-MountArarat in theeasternpart of Turkey. • SomeChristiansbelievethattheMountArarat is the final restingplace of Noah’s Ark.

  26. TURKISH CUISINE

  27. THE VARIETIES OF KEBABS • Thewell-knownvarietiesare Sis Kebab(grilledspicymeat) andDonerkebab(grilledandslicedmeatoverslow fire on a verticalspitandservedwithyoghurtandtomatoesouce on the top)

  28. TURKISH DELIGHT • Turkish Delight is a flavored sweet or a candy, prepared from starch and sugar, filled with dry fruits, honey or nuts

  29. BAKLAVA • TheTraditionalTurkishdessert. • It is madebyverythinlayers of pastrymadefromwheatstarchand a sugarysyrupthatjustcontainswaterandsugar.

  30. Looking toward tomorrow. . .

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