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