TurkeyMaryam khan

GOVERNMENTO Government: RepublicansO 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 GullO Prime Minister-- Tayyip Erdogan

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).

Geography

MountainsThe 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

Geography

Mountains Taurus mountainsO 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.

Geographical map

ReligionO 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.

Clothing and foodO 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.

Entertainmentand 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.

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.