Turkey Maryam khan. GOVERNMENT O Government: Republicans O Branches: Executive = President (chief of...
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Turkey Maryam khan. GOVERNMENT O Government: Republicans O Branches: Executive = President (chief of state, head of government) O Legislative = Legislative--Grand
GOVERNMENT O Government: Republicans O Branches: Executive =
President (chief of state, head of government) O Legislative =
Legislative--Grand National Assembly (550 members) O Judicial =
Judicial--Constitutional Court, Court of Cassation, Council of
State, and other courts. O President of the Republic--Abdullah Gull
O Prime Minister-- Tayyip Erdogan
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Natural resources/major products O Natural resources: Coal,
chromium, mercury, copper, boron, oil, gold O Major products:
tobacco, cotton, grain, olives, sugar beets, hazelnuts, pulse,
citrus. O Provides about 26.5% of jobs (2011) and 3.5% of exports
(January - July 2011).
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Geography Mountains The Pontic Mountains O Turkey has two
mountain ranges, the Pontic mountains and the Taurus mountains. O
The Pontic Mountains: The Pontic mountains are in the northern side
of Turkey, they reach up to the heights of 12,900 feet. With the
highest peak, Kackar Dagi, rising up to 3,000 feet
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Geography Mountains Taurus mountains O Taurus or Toros is the
name given to several ranges of mountains that are located on the
edges of the Anatolian Plateau. They make up most of Turkey. O
Winters are harsh in the Taurus, blizzards occur quite allot and
avalanches come around also.
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Geographical map
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Religion O The major religion in Turkey is Islam, 99% are
Muslim (majority Sunni) O Everyone in Turkey has freedom of
religion and beliefs. Nobody has to join religious ceremonies
against their will and no one has more rites then others because of
their religion (or their beliefs) O Because of Turkeys location it
is a mix of many religions beside Islam including Orthodox
Christians, Protestant, Catholic and Jewish. O They have a variety
of religious buildings including church's and mosques.
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Clothing and food O Most women in Turkey wear a Burka which
cover their whole body. O The headscarf, baggy trousers and
colorful, sequined clothing are common items in traditional Turkish
clothing as well as modern clothing. O Foods in turkey include
Simit, which is a circular type of bread with sesame seeds, it is
quite popular for breakfast which is one of the most important meal
of the day. Usually people make breakfast with the whole family. O
Hamsi is also a popular food, it is the best kind of fish in
Turkey, and the people have found over 50 ways to cook it.
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Entertainment and places to visit O Camel Wrestling: Taking
place in January each year this is a highly traditional and
entertaining festival where camels take each other on in the ring.
And the colder the weather the more aggressive the camel and this
is seen as a healthy O However, there are allot of places to see in
Turkey also, one of the most famous place to go is Istanbul and
visit the blue mosque.
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The Blue Mosque O The blue mosque is famous for its amazing
architecture. It is mostly known as the blue mosque because of the
blue design inside. O The Blue Mosque was built between the years
1609 and 1617, with the order of the Ottoman Sultan Ahmed. O After
the sultan died, he was buried just outside of the Blue
mosque.