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TURKEY

Official Name: Republic of Turkey

Capital: Ankara

Motto: “Peace at Home, Peace in the World”

Area: 783,600 Square Kilometers

Population: 75,627,380

Distribution Per Km2 : 94

Literacy Rate: 94.1%

Official Language: Turkish

Religion: Muslim: 99%

Form of Government: Republican Parlimentary Democracy

Currency: Turkish Lira (TRY)

National Favourite Sport: Football

The Name of Our School: Hacı Bayram Anadolu Imam Hatip High School

OUR SCHOOL

Haci Bayram Anadolu Imam Hatip High School is a general high school situated in Altindag, a district in Ankara. There are 1.300 students and 77 teachers. Our school mostly has subjects related with religion. The mission of our school is to train our students to respect human, enlighten people about our religion, respect different countries’ cultures, traditions and beliefs, being a respectful person and being a good person at his/her job. After graduation they can continue their education at every department of universities.

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ANKARA

Population: 4.965.542

Area: 2.516 km²

Ankara is the capital of Turkey, second largest city after Istanbul. Centrally located in

Anatolia, Ankara is an important commercial and industrial city.

It is the center of the Turkish Government and houses of all foreign embassies. A large

percentage of the employment in Ankara is provided by the state institutions of the Turkish

Government.

The city was famous for its long-haired Angora goat and different eyes colored Ankara cat.

Ankara is a very old city with various Hittite, Phrygian, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and

Ottoman archeological sites. Ankara has a continental climate, with cold snowy winters and

hot dry summers.

TURKISH FOLK MUSIC

Turkish folk music is the product of the emotions, thoughts, humor and social life of Turkish people, and has been shaped by the historical events, geographical locations and migrations of the Turkish people. Turkish folk music is understood as musical expressions of village culture. The songs in Turkish folk music are typically anonymous, which have been carried from generation to generation as an oral tradition. Music is an important part of education in Turkey, and is a part of most or all school systems in the country. High schools generally offer classes in singing, mostly choral and instrumentation in the form of a large school band or social clubs. Ataturk made a wide-scale classification and archiving of samples of Turkish folk music from around Anatolia. They collected around 10,000 folk songs.

CAPPADOCIA

Cappadocia is a historical region in central Anatolia in Turkey. Cappadocia region is unique in the World and best known for its moon-like landscape, underground cities, cave churches, and houses carved in the rocks. This region was the result of the volcanic eruptions occurred in Erciyes, Hasandağ and Güllüdağ. Volcanic tuffs, erosion of the Kızılırmak River and wind over ten thousand years there appeared the chimney shaped rocks which are a wonder of nature. Cappadocia was one of the most important places in the spreading periods of the Christian religion. The first Christians escaped from the persecution of the Roman Empire came and settled to Cappadocia which was so suitable for hiding. They found the underground cities and lived in there for long duration without being able to go out. They built provision rooms, ventilation chimneys, wine production places, churches, abbeys, water wells, toilets and meeting rooms.

MEVLANA

Mevlana was born in 1207 in Belh and died in 1273 in Konya. Mevlana was a mystic

philosopher of Islam. His doctrine advocates unlimited tolerance, positive reasoning,

goodness, charity and awareness through love. With no regard for religion, sect, nationality

or race. He loved all people.

Seven advice of Mevlana;

1. In generosity and helping others be like a river.

2. In compassion and grace be like a son.

3. In concealing others faults be like night.

4. In anger and fury be like dead.

5. In modesty and humility be like earth.

6. In tolerance be like a sea.

7. Either exists as you are or be as you look.

TURKISH NATIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEM

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TURKISH CUISINE

Turkish cuisine is largely the heritage of Ottoman Cuisine. Turkish cuisine varies across the

country.

The cuisine of Black Sea Region uses fish extensively. The cuisine of the South-east is

famous for its kebabs, mezes and dough-based deserts such as baklava, kadayif and kunefe.

The cuisines of the Aegean, Marmara and Mediterranean regions are rich in vegetables and

fish. Central Anatolia has many specialties such as keskek, manti and gozleme. Vegetables

are usually prepared in olive oil and rice-pilav is common.

In Turkey to begin or end a meal, one might say ‘Afiyet olsun’ means ‘May what you eat

bring you well-being’. Turkish coffee is served with nearly every meal.

CAPPADOCIA

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Do not leave Cappadocia unless: • You have visited Ahi Evran Mosque, Çağatay Madrasah, Ihlara Valley, Güzelyurt and Niğde Museum

• You have enjoyed trekking on Aladağ Mountain which is known as the trekking capital of Turkey

• You have enjoyed rafting on Zamantı River

• You have visited the rock churches, and seen the Byzantine frescoes

• You have explored Cappadocia with a balloon

• You have bought terracotta items decorative items made out of onyx, copper, or leather souvenirs

• You have tasted the local wines...

Shopping Shops and market places selling local handicrafts provide a wide palette of colours, patterns and desings. Local onyx stone Works are given a form which will appeal to your taste. The “rag dolls” reflecting the warmth and sweetness of the region with their colorful designs and costumes are mostly preferred by the collectors. Terracotta pots, tiles, statuettes of carved tuff and rock, hand woven carpets and kilims, as well as good quality wines should also be on your shopping list.

Cappadocia is the one of the most popular area in our country. The distance from Ankara is about 250 km. Every year a lot of people from Ankara goes to visit there for visiting. The area is a popular tourist destination, as it has many areas with unique geological, historic, and cultural features. The best historic mansions and cave houses for tourist stays are in Ürgüp, Göreme, Güzelyurt, and Uchisar. Hot-air ballooning is very popular in Cappadocia and is available in Göreme.

Trekking is enjoyed in Ihlara Valley, Monastery Valley (Güzelyurt), Ürgüp, and Göreme. The rocks of Cappadocia near Göreme eroded into hundreds of spectacular pillars and minaret-like forms. People of the villages at the heart of the Cappadocia Region carved out houses, churches, and monasteries from the soft rocks of volcanic deposits. Göreme became a monastic center in 300—1200 AD.

The first period of settlement in Göreme goes back to the Roman period. The Göreme Open Air Museum is the most visited site of the monastic communities in Cappadocia (see Churches of Göreme, Turkey) and is one of the most famous sites in central Turkey. The complex contains more than 30 carved-from-rock churches and chapels, some having superb frescoes inside, dating from the ninth century to the eleventh century. Last year Cappadocia was visited 542,371 tourists.