This document provides an overview of Turkey, including its location between Europe and Asia, flag, presidential seal, founding president Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, largest cities, demographics, economy, tourism opportunities, cuisine, and national holidays. Key facts are that Turkey's capital is Ankara, its official language is Turkish, and its population is nearly 75 million people.
3. Turkish Flag and Presidential Seal
The Flag of The Republic of Turkey
White half moon and star on the
red backround.
The Presidential Seal
The 16 stars represent the 16
Turkish states in our history.
5. Where is Turkey On Map?
Turkey functions as a bridge between Asia and Europea
6. Turkiye is a gateway between Europe and Asia.
The European and Asian sides are divided by the
Bosphorus (聴stanbul Boaz脹).
7. The country is encircled by seas on three sides:
the Aegean Sea to the west, the Black Sea to the north and
the Mediterranean Sea to the south.
Turkey is bordered by eight countries: Bulgaria to the northwest;
Greece to the west; Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, Azerbaijan
and Iran to the east; and Iraq and Syria to the southeast.
8. There are 7 regions and 81 provinces in Turkey.
9. SOME INFORMATION ABOUT TURKEY
Capital city : Ankara
Language : Turkish
Political Structure : Parliamentary democracy
Memberships : Council of Europe, NATO,
OECD, BSEC, OIC, and many other international
organizations
NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
OECD: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
BSEC: Black Sea Economic Cooperation
OIC : Organization of the Islamic Conference
10. The largest Cities of Turkey
聴stanbul - 12.697.164
Ankara - 4.548.939
聴zmir - 3.795.978
Bursa - 3.507.963
Adana - 2.026.319
Konya - 1.969.868
11. Our National Holidays
1st January - New Years Day
23rd April - National Sovereignty and Childrens
Day
1st May - Labor and Solidarity Day
19th May - The Commemoration of Atat端rk,
Youth and Sports Day
30th August - Victory Day
29th October - Republic Day
12. Demographics
Population : 75 million (nearly)
Growth rate : 1.2 %
Age structure
0-14 years : 25.5 %
15-64 years : 67.7 %
65-over : 6.8 %
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13. Currency
The currency in Turkey is Turkish Lira
1 Euro = 2.7 Turkish Lira
14. The main airports of Turkey are in
聴stanbul, Ankara and 聴zmir
There are two airports in 聴stanbul; Atat端rk
Airport and Sabiha G旦k巽en Airport.
There is one airport in Ankara; Esenboa
Airport.
There is one airport in 聴zmir; Adnan Menderes
Airport.
There is also one airport in Denizli; ardak
Airport.
15. Economy
16th largest economy in the world
Textiles Vehicles
Agricultural products
Consumer electronics
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