Connecting two continents, Asia and Europe,Turkey is a wonderful passage that combines different cultures.

Turkish Flag

Turkish Lira (TL) is our currency. 1 Euro = 2,80 TL

Turkey is surrounded by the Aegean Sea in the west, The Black Sea in the north and The Mediterrenean Sea in the south. Also, there is an inland sea called the Sea

of Marmara which connects the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea.

Turkey is bordered by Bulgaria, Greece, Georgia,Armenia,Iran,Iraq,Syria and Azerbaijani Exclave of Nakhchivan.

You can hear the heartbeats of Turkey in Ankara,which is the capital of the country with its 4.5million population.

Turkey is a secular parliamentary democratic republic.

Mountain Ranges From Turkey

Mount Erciyes

Mount Ağrı is the highest peak of Turkey at 5.137 m.

Uludağ

Yeşilırmak rises in

Turkey and ends in the Black Sea.

River Dicle rises in Turkey and ends in Persian Gulf in Basra.

Kızılırmak is the longest river in Turkey. It rises and ends within Turkey.

Large Cities

MUĞLA

ANTALYA

ANKARA

İstanbul is the only city in the World located in

two continents, Asia and Europe.

İzmirİstanbul

Pamukkale Travertines

The Rock Sites of Capadoccia

City of Safranbolu

Selimiye Mosque and its complex

Historical site

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Archaeological site of Troy

Maiden’s Tower

THE BOSPHORUS BRİDGE CONNECTS TWO CONTİNENTS.

Hagia Sophia

Galata Tower

Grand Bazaar

Historical eventsTurkish Grand National Assembly opened on 23rd of April,1920 and Atatürk, the great leader of theTurks and the founder of the Turkish Republic wanted the day to be celebrated by all the children around the world.It’s the only festival given as a gift to the children of the world.

In 1935, Atatürk gave the Turkish women the right to vote and to be elected.

In 1928,Atatürk introduced the Latin Alphabet to the Turkish people.

The foundation of Turkish Republic on 29th of October, 1923

Turkish War of Independence, 1919-1922

Notable Figures

Ataturk is the great leader and founder of Turkish Republic

Mehmet the Conqueror is one of the Ottoman Sultans who conquered İstanbul.

Mimar Sinan, the great architect

Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi was the philosopher and sufist.

Evliya Çelebi was the traveller who travelled around the World and wrote «Seyahatname»

Typical Food

Mantı

Shish Kebab Baklava

Yaprak Sarma

Tea

Turkish Delight Turkish Coffee

Simit

Döner

Popular Sports in Turkey

Weightlifting Volleyball

Oil Wrestling

FootballBasketball

Resources*www.google.com.tr*tr.wikipedia.org*http://whc.unesco.org/en/statesparties/TR/

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