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Overcoming Prejudices through Fairy Tales
COMENIUS MULTILATERAL PROJECT IN TURKEY
2013
Turcija - Turkey - Türkiye
Official language: Turkish
Declaration of Republic: 29 October 1923
Capital: Ankara
Largest city: Istanbul
Largest resort: Antalya
Population: 75,627,384 (It is 38 times more than in Latvia ( 2 000 000 inhabitants))
Area: 783 562 km² ( It is 12 times bigger than Latvia)
Bordered by: Bulgaria, Greece, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Syria and Iraq.
Istanbul
Economic, cultural and historical heart of Turkey.
Population: 13,9 million
Istanbul was European Capital of Culture in 2010.
There are many historical monuments in Istanbul – churches, mosques, castles and synagogues.
Currency
The Turkish lira is currency in Turkey
The Turkish lira’s symbol –
Value:1 Turkish lira = 0.56 U.S. dollars
Popular People of Turkey
Orhan Pamuk
Turkish novelist, screenwriter and academic.
Recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Popular People of Turkey
Servet Tazegül
Sport: Taekwondo
Won gold medal in London 2012 Summer Olympics and bronze medal in Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics.
Popular People of Turkey
Aslı Çakır Alptekin
Sport: Middle- distance
Won gold medal in London 2012
Football
The most popular sport in Turkey is football.
Turkey's top teams isFenerbahçe, Galatasaray and Beşiktaş.
In 2000, Galatasaray won the UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup.
Turks are big football fans.
Dances
There are many types of turkish dance: Bar, Halay, Horon, Zeybek and others.
Turks also have they own national costumes.
Halay
HoronZeybek
Turkish slippers
Turkish coffee and plates
Pamukkale – Cotton castle
The city contains hot springs and terraces of carbonate minerals left by the flowing water.
Cappadocia - Kapadokya
Kapadokya is a historical region in Central Anatolia. It is a popular tourist destination.
Stereotypes
It is said that the people have dark skin, dark eyes and black hair.
Stereotypes
Turkish people have big families
Stereotypes
Turkish are dangerous people
Stereotypes
Turkish people are good at trade. They are rich, but at the same times they can be poor.
Stereotypes
In Turkey, people buy only Mercedes or BMW.
Stereotypes
Turkish people love to watch soap operas.
Latvia and Turkey
Latvia and Turkey
Turkey’s Embassy was opened in Riga in 2005.
Latvia’s Embassy was opened in Ankara in 2005. Latvia’s ex-president Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga was participating in opening ceremony.
Latvia and Turkey
In 2003 Latvia was playing football with Turkey. The luck was in Latvia’s side and Latvia won two times.
Latvia and Turkey
Turkey won Eurovision Song Contest, which was in Riga in 2003, for the first time with song ‘’Everyway That I Can’ ’by Sertab Erener.
Thank you for attention!