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Official Name
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The Republic of Turkey (Türkiye
Cumhuriyeti) |
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Founder
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Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK (
1881-1938 ) |
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Capital |
ANKARA |
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Population |
67.8 million (as of 2000) |
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Language |
Turkish (uses Latin Alphabet) |
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Currency |
New Turkish Lira ( YTL ) as
of 1/1/2005
1YTL=1,000,000
TL ( Turkish Lira ) |
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Location |
Eastern Mediterranean. Located
on two continents Europe and
Asia. The European part of
Turkey is called Thrace,
while the Asian part is called
Anatolia or ( Asia Minor
)
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Area |
814 578 Km2 (314 500 square miles)
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% 3
% 97
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on the European continent
on the Asian continent |
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Major Cities |
Istanbul
Ankara
Izmir
Konya
Bursa
Adana
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10.0 million
4.0 million
3.3 million
2.2 million
2.1 million
1.8 million
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Religion |
99 percent of the population is
Muslim. Turkey is a secular
state that assures complete
freedom of worship to
non-Muslims.
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National Anthem |
“ Istiklal Marsi ”
Lyrics by : Mehmet Akif Ersoy
Adopted as Turkey’s National Anthem
on March 12,1921
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Government |
Turkey is democratic,
secular and
social state
governed by the rule of law;
committed to the nationalism of
Atatürk and based on the
principle of the separation of
powers;
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Legislative Power
:
The
Turkish Grand National Assembly
Executive Power :
President and the Council of
Ministers.
Judicial Power :
Independent courts and supreme
judiciary organs. |
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Coastline |
8333 Km. (5000
miles)
Turkey
is surrounded by sea on three
sides, by the Black Sea in the
north, the Mediterranean in the
south and the Aegean Sea in the
west. In the northwest there is
also an important internal sea,
the Sea of Marmara, between the
straits of the Dardanelles and
the Bosphorus
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Geographical Regions |
Turkey has 80 administrative
provinces and seven geographical
regions. The first four of the seven
regions are given the names of the
seas which are adjacent to them.
- Black Sea Region
- Marmara Region
- Aegean Region
- Mediterranean Region
The other three regions are named in
accordance with their location in
the whole of Anatolia.
- Central Anatolia Region
- Eastern Anatolia Region
- Southeastern Anatolia Region
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Famous Landmarks |
Ayasofya Museum, Topkapi Palace,
Blue Mosque, Dolmabahçe Palace,
ancient City of Troy, Ephesus,
Aphrodisias, Pergamon, Pamukkale,
Göreme- Cappadocia, Mt.Nemrut,
Safranbolu
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Some important products |
As of 1998, Turkey is the world's
largest producer of hard-shell nuts,
fig and apricot, the fourth STET in
fresh vegetables, grape and tobacco
production and seventh in wheat and
cotton production. Turkish delight
and helva are famous throughout the
world.
Turkey is among the leading
countries worldwide in textiles and
ready-to-wear clothing production.
The exports of this sector
constitutes 36 percent of total
industrial exports. The leather
processing industry is also very
developed in Turkey, both in terms
of technological level and high
production capacity. It places
second to textiles in terms of
export figures.
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Other Useful Information |
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Time |
Local time is equal to
GMT + 2 hours. Same time zone
all over the country ( seven
hours ahead of U.S. eastern
standard time )
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Electricity |
220 volts a.c. throughout Turkey |
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Weights and
Measures |
Metric and Kilo system |
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