2. TÜRKİYE

4. Capital: Ankara Established: 1923 Establisher: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Government Type: Democratic Secular Republic

5. Area Total: 780,580 sq.km

6. Between black sea, mediterrean and aegean sea Greece, Bulgaria, Georgia,Armenia, Iraq, Iran, Syria,Azerbajian 81 provinces 7 geographical region

7. Climate Turkey has Mediterranean climate with cool, rainy winters and hot, moderately dry summers. Interior, shielded from Mediterranean influences by mountains, has continental climate with cold winters and dry, hot summers. Eastern mountainous area has inhospitable climate, with hot, extremely dry summers and bitter winters. Rainfall varies, ranging from annual average of more than 2,500 millimeters on eastern Black Sea coast to less than 250 millimeters in central plateau area.

8. Languages Turkish(offical) - 81% Kurdish – 17% Arabic Armenian Greek

9. Religion Muslim – 98% Other -- 2

10. AGE PYRAMID

11. EDUCATION

12. Education Primary school – 51,9% High school – 26,5% Junior high school – 12,7% Vocational&Technical school – 2,8% Graduate – 5,7% Postgraduate – 0,3% Doctorate - 0,1%

15. Economy -Main Industries- Textiles Food processing Autos Mining (coal, chromite, copper, boron)‏ Steel Petroleum Construction(build)‏ Lumber(wood)‏ Paper

16. Natural Resources Antimony Coal Chromium Mercury Copper Borate Sulfur Iron Ore Hydropower Arable land

17. Agriculture Products Tobacco Cotton Grain Olives Sugar beets Citrus Livestock

18. Exports Apparel (25.6 %) Foodstuffs (15.4 %)‏ Textiles (12.3 %)‏ Metal manufactures (8.6 %)‏ Transport equipment (8.1 %)‏

19. Exports Germany (18.7%)‏ US (11.4%) UK (7.4%)‏ Italy (6.3%)‏ France (6.0% )‏

20. Imports Machinery (28.3 %)‏ Chemicals (15.2 %)‏ Semi-finished goods (14.5 %)‏ Fuels (11 %)‏ Transport equipment (9.5 %)‏

21. Imports Germany(13.1%)‏ Italy (7.9%)‏ US (7.2%)‏ Russia (7.0%)‏ France (6.6%)‏ UK (5.0%)‏

22. Currency Lira Kuruş (Coins)

23. TOURISM Tourism in Turkey is focused largely on a variety of archaeological and historical sites, and on seaside resorts along its Aegean and Mediterranean coasts. In the recent years, Turkey is also becoming a popular destination for the SPA and health care tourism.

24. Turkey's largest city, Istanbul, has a number of major attractions derived from its huge historical status as capital of the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires. These include the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (the "Blue Mosque"), the Hagia Sophia, the Topkapı Palace, the Basilica Cistern, the Dolmabahce Palace, the Galata Tower, the Grand Bazaar, and the Pera Palas. Istanbul has also recently became one of the biggest shopping centers of European region by hosting malls and shopping centers like Metrocity, Akmerkez and Cevahir Mall (which is the biggest mall in Europe and second largest shopping center in the world).

25. İstanbul : City at the crossroads

37. Major cultural and historical attractions elsewhere in the country include the sites of Ephesus, Troy, Pergamon, House of Virgin Mary, Pamukkale, Hierapolis, Konya, Didyma, Church of Antioch, Religious places in Mardin and the ruined cities and landscapes of Cappadocia.

44. MARDİN

45. CAPPADOCIA

46. CAPPADOCIA

49. Beach vacations, particularly for Turkish city-dwellers and visitors from Western Europe, They are also central to the Turkish tourism industry. Most beach resorts are located along the southwestern and southern Aegean coast, especially along the Mediterranean coast near Antalya. Antalya is also accepted as the tourism capital of Turkey. Major resort towns include Bodrum, Fethiye, Marmaris, Kuşadası, Cesme, Didim and Alanya.

54. AĞRI

55. ALADAĞ MOUNTAINS in NİĞDE ALADAĞ MOUNTAINS in NİĞDE

56. İzmir

59. Kordon (alsancak)

60. Asansör (Lift )

61. Some Winters IZMIR

62. Special days April 23 – children day May 19 – youth and sports day August 30 – victory day 0ctober 29 – establishment of the republic January 1 – new year Ramazan bayramı Kurban bayramı

63. STUFF

64. Foods

67. Folklore

68. SPORTS

70. FAMOUS TURKS

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