for Comenius project

1. welcome home…

2. Turkish Flag and Presidential Seal
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.

3. 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 ( 2011 ) : 74,816,000
• Currency : Turkish Lira
• Internet TLD : .tr
• Calling Code : +90
• National Anthem : İstiklal Marşı
• Territory : 783,562 km2

4. Where is Turkey On Map?
Turkey functions as a bridge between Asia and Europea

5. We have 81 cities.

6. The largest Cities of Turkey
İstanbul - 12.697.164 Bursa - 3.507.963
Ankara - 4.548.939 Adana - 2.026.319
İzmir - 3.795.978 Konya - 1.969.868

7. Our National Holidays
• 1st January • New Year’s Day
• April 23 National
• 23rd April Sovereignty and
Children’s Day
• • Labor and Solidarity
1st May
Day
• 19th May
• Youth and Sports Day
• 30th August
• Victory Day
• 29th October
• Republic Day

8. Neighbouring countries
• Syria 877km
• Iraq 331km
• Nakhcevan
• Armenia 610km
• Georgia
• Greece 212 km
• Bulgaria 269km

9. İSTANBUL

10. ANKARA

11. İZMİR

12. MOST FAMOUS TURKISH PEOPLE

13. Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK
1st President of Turkey ( 1881 – 1938 )

14. Fatih Sultan Mehmet
Bringing an end to the Byzantine Empire

15. Fatih TERİM
The Most Succesfull Football Manager of Turkey

16. HİDO ( Hidayet Türkoğlu )
Famous Basketball Player

17. NİHAT KAHVECİ
Famous Football Player

18. TARKAN
Famous Singer

19. HADİSE
Famous Singer

20. OUR FOODS…

21. Döner Kebap
Famous Turkish meal

22. Dolma
Famous Turkish meal

23. Sarma
Famous Turkish meal

24. Köfte
Famous Turkish meal

25. Mantı
Famous Turkish meal

26. Baklava
Famous Turkish sweet

27. Tulumba
Famous Turkish sweet

28. Lokum ( Turkish Delight )
Famous Turkish sweet

29. Let’s Try to Say

30. Hello : Merhaba
How are you? : Nasılsın?
Please : Lütfen
Thanks : Teşekkürler
Yes : Evet
No : Hayır
Good morning : Günaydın

31. And our Slogan…

32. PEACE AT HOME, PEACE AT WORLD
Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK

33. • Thanks for Attention
If you want to learn more about Turkey Please visit;
www.Goturkey.com & www.kultur.gov.tr