2. Flag in use since 1844 and
officially adopted 5 June 1936.
Coat of arms adopted in 1927.
The Flag and Anthem are very important for the
Turkish people. The Flag is a respected symbol for the
Turks that should always be on the top.
It symbolises the national independence war made
between 1919 to 1923. The red color symbolises the
blood and the star with moon the independence.
5. ATATURK’S MAUSOLEUM TURKISH GREAT ULUS SQUARE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
Atatürk founded his provisional government
here in 1920 and the population has
increased from 30,000 to its current figure
of 5 million or so.
6. Ankara was designed to
be a modern capital city.
The basic model was that
of a spacious European
city with parks and wide
boulevards.
7. Much of the original vision has
subsequently been lost but there are still
areas of the city where you'll forget that
you're in Asia. The "melting pot of East
and West" motif has been just about
worn out but it applies here perhaps
more than anywhere else in Turkey.
14. Ancient sites and ruins tthhrroouugghhoouutt tthhee
ccoouunnttrryy aatttteesstt ttoo eeaacchh cciivviilliizzaattiioonn''ss uunniiqquuee
cchhaarraacctteerr..
BERGAMA ZEUS
ALTAR
UNDERGROUND CITIES
ASPENDOS
TROJAN HORSE ESTERGON CASTLE
CAPPADOCIAHITTITE KING
15. All throughout its history as the homeland of various
religions,Turkey possess monuments worth seeing by
people having different beliefs.
SAINT SOPHIA
SULTAN AHMET (BLUE) MOSQUE
16. The Porsuk River
The county of
Eskişehir is situated
in the western part
of Central Anatolia.
It has a population
of approximately
750,000 distributed
among thirteen
towns. Its average
altitude is 792
meters.
17. The Sakarya River (Sangarius), which flows to the Black Sea, and the Porsuk
River (Tembris) that joins it, constitute the borders and natural structure of
Eskişehir.
Eskişehir has developed into one of the most important educational,
cultural and industrial cities in Turkey with its two big universities, cultural
centers, opera and ballet venues and symphony orchestra activities.
18. LLÜÜLLEETTAAŞŞII--
MMEEEERRSSCCHHAAUUMM
Meerschaum is a mineral
formed through the
hydration of magnesium
and silicon.
Those pieces large and
white enough are worth
mining individually,
meters below the ground,
and their processing can
only be found in Eskişehir
in the world.
Known of since ancient times, this mysterious stone had initially been
used for different purposes.
19. Yazılıkaya Midas Town Grand
Monument- Phrygian Inscriptions
The early Phrygian
period inscriptions
are found densely in
Phrygian Valley,
Eskişehir. It was
found that
Phyrigians played
an important role in
the spread of the
Phonecian alphabet
to the west.
