Offical Language: Turkish

Capital City: Ankara

Founder: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

Population: 75.000.000

Currency: Turkish Lira (TRY)

Area: 785.000 km square

Religion: %99 Muslim, %1 Others

There are many reasons to see one of the most beautiful lands in the world…

It is the largest city in Turkey. 15 millions people live in istanbul.

İSTANBUL

İstanbul is the only city in the world located on two continents, Asia and Europe.

Topkapı Palace.

Hagia Sophie

Dolmabahçe Palace

It is the largest palace in Turkey. It was built between the years 1843 and 1856.

Maiden’s Tower

It is in the middle of the Bosphorus

Bosphorus

It is a strait that forms part of the boundary between Europe and Asia. It is 1.5 kilometers.

Two of the Seven Wonders of the world, the Temple of Artemis in İzmir

and the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus in Bodrum are in Turkey

Alanya Castle/Antalya

The castle is in Antalya. Antalya is a popular tourism city in Turkey.

Ölüdeniz / Fethiye

Alanya Kalesi/AntalyaSümela Monastery / Trabzon

Cappadocia .

Because of their Shapes Cappadocia is called as “Fairy Chimneys. It is in Nevşehir near Ankara. All these are stone houses.

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881-…..)

One of Atatürk’s sayings:

Teachers are the one and only people who save nations. 

Turkish coffee is the traditional drink of the Turks. It symbolizes long and nice chatting with your friends. After drinking coffee, Turkish people love fortune telling, looking at coffee traces in the cup.

Traditional Turkish cuisines.

AND

MERSIN

SOUTH OF TURKEY

“City of Sun”

It is in the Mediterranean region. There are many ancient places in this city.

At the beginning of 1900, it was a fisher village…

Today…

Mersin has got young population. Most of the citizens were born in Mersin. There are also migrants in the city. Especially from the east part of Turkey, people migrate to Mersin because of its opportunities of work and the weather.

And our beautiful sea all along the city. Wherever you go, you can see and enjoy it. You can swim from May to October in Mersin. Most of the days are sunny.

Mersin is a large city and it has got an international port. It is important not only for Mersin’s economy but also Turkey’s economy.

Turkey’s second tallest skyscraper is also in Mersin.

Cennet Mağarası- Heaven Cave

Cehennem Mağarası- Hell Cave

Tourism

Kızkalesi (Maiden’s Castle)

Susanoğlu.

There is a good friendship between the sun and the sea in Susanoğlu.

Yapraklı Koy If you like cold water, you can swim here. You can do other water facilities.

Mahmuriye Kalesi It is in Anamur in the west of Mersin.

Eshab-ı Kehf (Yedi Uyurlar Mağarası)

(Seven Sleepers Cave) It is in Tarsus in Mersin.

Kleopatra’s Gate is a city gate of Tarsus, named after the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra VII.

St Paul’s well Christians were drinking water before they had gone to Jerusalem for pilgrimage. Depth of this wellhole is 38 meters. Saint Paul’s wellhole water never decreases in both winter and summer.

University of Mersin It is a big University and there are lots of faculties and 15.000 students. It was founded in 1992.

We can say that Mersin is the capital city of citrus because of that every year there is an international citrus festival.

The local cuisine includes:

TANTUNİ:  The hot sandwich of grilled meats wrapped in flat bread.

CEZERYE: A Turkish delight made from carrot.

KEREBİÇ: A semolina pudding, especially made in the month of Ramadan

ŞALGAM SUYU: A kind of juice made from black carrot and turnip.

and many other local and national foods.

TANTUNİ CEZERYE

KEREBİÇ ŞALGAM SUYU

when caretta caretta turtles’ laying time comes, they prefer leaving their eggs on the sand of Mersin

XVII. MEDITERRANEAN GAMES HOST CITY (20th-30th JUNE 2013)

Peace at home, peace in the world…