welcome home…

Flag of Turkish Republic

White half moon and star on the red backround.

Presidential Seal

The 16 stars represent the 16 Turkish states in our history.

Turkish Flag and Presidential Seal

Some Important Informations About Turkey

• Official Language : Turkish

• Capital City : Ankara

• Largest Cities : İstanbul, İzmir, Bursa, Adana, Konya..

• Goverment : Parliamentary Republic

• Declaration of Republic : October 29, 1923

• 1st President of Turkey : Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK ( 1881 – 1938 )

• Population ( 2009 ): 74,816,000

• Currency : Turkish Lira

• Internet TLD : .tr

• Calling Code : +90

• National Anthem : İstiklal Marşı

• Territory : 783,562 km2

Where is Turkey On Map?

Turkey functions as a bridge between Asia and Europea

We have 81 cities.

The largest Cities of Turkey

İstanbul - 12.697.164

Ankara - 4.548.939

İzmir - 3.795.978

Bursa - 3.507.963

Adana - 2.026.319

Konya - 1.969.868

Our National Holidays

• 1st January

• 23rd April

• 1st May • 19th May• 30th August• 29th October

• New Year’s Day• April 23 National

Sovereignty and Children’s Day

• Labor and Solidarity Day

• Youth and Sports Day• Victory Day• Republic Day

Neighbouring countries

• Syria 877km

• Iraq 331km

• Nakhcevan

• Armenia 610km

• Georgia

• Greece 212 km

• Bulgaria 269km

İSTANBUL

ANKARA

İZMİR

MOST FAMOUS TURKISH PEOPLE

Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK1st President of Turkey ( 1881 – 1938 )

Fatih Sultan MehmetBringing an end to the Byzantine Empire

Fatih TERİMThe Most Succesfull Football Manager of Turkey

HEDO ( Hidayet Türkoğlu )Famous Basketball Player

NİHAT KAHVECİFamous Football Player

TARKANFamous Singer

HADİSEFamous Singer

OUR FOODS…

Döner KebapFamous Turkish meal

DolmaFamous Turkish meal

SarmaFamous Turkish meal

KöfteFamous Turkish meal

MantıFamous Turkish meal

BaklavaFamous Turkish sweet

TulumbaFamous Turkish sweet

Lokum ( Turkish Delight )Famous Turkish sweet

Let’s Try to Say

Hello : Merhaba

How are you? : Nasılsın?

Please : Lütfen

Thanks : Teşekkürler

Yes : Evet

No : Hayır

Good morning : Günaydın

And our Slogan…

PEACE AT HOME, PEACE AT WORLDMustafa Kemal ATATÜRK

• Thanks for Attention

If you want to learn more about Turkey Please visit;

www.Goturkey.com & www.kultur.gov.tr