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Turkey is a country in both Europe and Asia. The area of Turkey is about 780,000 square kilometres. Its population is about 71 million. Turkey's official language is Turkish.Turkey is a republic. There are 81 provinces in Turkey. Currency of Turkey is Turkish Lira. The capital city is Ankara, a city in the central Anatolia. The cultural and economic center is Istanbul. In the past Istanbul was known as Constantinople. Turkey was founded in 1923 by Ataturk after the war of independence. Before that, the Turkish Republic was part of the Ottoman Empire. Atatürk made many changes that made Turkey more modern. These days, Turkey is a popular place for tourists to visit. It has hundreds of kilometres of beautiful beaches on its Aegean and Mediterranean coasts, and many important historical places.

ANKARA Ankara is the capital city of Turkey. It is located in the center of Anatolia. Ankara is the second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a population of about 4,5 million.

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İstanbul Istanbul is the largest city in Türkiye, and was the capital city of the old Ottoman Empire until The city has been known since ancient times by the older names Byzantium and Constantinople. Being a seaport, Istanbul is the main trade center of Turkey. Istanbul faces the Golden Horn and the Bosporus strait. The Bosphorus connects the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara, and separates Europe and Asia. The city is actually in both Europe and Asia. Its population is between 11 and 15 million people, making it one of largest cities in Europe.

BURSA Bursa is a city in northwestern Turkey and the seat of the Bursa provience.The population of city is about 2 million. Bursa is the fourth largest city,and also one of the most industrializated city in the country.Sometimes the city calls "Yesil Bursa" which means "Green Bursa" because of the large parks, forests and gardens in the urban area of the city. Uludağ is an important ski resort in Turkey.The city has a national park in Uludağ to protect the nature life in the mountinous area.

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CAPPADOCİA Cappadocia is a region in central Turkey, largely in Nevşehir Province. It is still widely used as an international tourism concept to define a region of exceptional natural wonders, in particular characterized by fairy chimneys and a unique historical and cultural heritage.

ANTALYA Antalya is a city in southern Turkey. The city located in the Mediterranean Region and along the coast of Mediterranean Sea. The population of Antalya is Antalya is the most important tourism destination in Turkey and one of the best in Mediterranean. The city created a good image and its name started to turn out a brand in tourism sector. Every year mostly British, Russian, and German tourists come to city for beautiful beaches and the ancient destinations.

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was the first President of the Republic of Turkey and the anti- imperialist leader of Turkey until his death in Mustafa Kemal was born on May His birth place was The Saloniki in Greece. MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATÜRK

He was given the name Atatürk (Father of All Turks) later. His father's name was Ali Rıza Efendi. His mother's name was Zübeyde Hanım. He also had a sister whose name was Makbule (Atadan). When the Ottoman Empire collapsed after the First World War, Atatürk organised the Nationalist movement that established the modern secular Republic of Turkey. Visitors to Turkey are often surprised by the importance given to Atatürk in present-day Turkey. In fact few countries have such a person in their history. Not only was he a successful military commander, but he established a democratic constitution and put in place reforms that set Turkey on the road to becoming a modern, developed nation.

TURKISH DELIGHT Turkish Delight is a confection made from starch and sugar. It is often flavored with rosewater, mastic or lemon; rosewater gives it a characteristic pale pink color. It has a soft, jelly-like and sometimes sticky consistency, and is often packaged and eaten in small cubes dusted with icing sugar or copra to prevent clinging. Some types contain small nut pieces.

Turkish coffee Turkish coffee, was discovered by the Turks, a kind of cooking pot with a drink.

Baklava is a dessert from Turkish kitchen. The city of Gaziantep is well-known because of its Baklava deserts.Turkish ladies make baklava for serving in private days such as bayrams (religional days). However, Baklava could be found in lots of restaurant and desert shops in Turkey.

KEBAB Kebab means "grilled (or broiled) meat" in Turkish. Kebab is usually made of lamb and beef. Sometimes chicken and fish are used for some styles. There are many varieties of kebab and the term means different things in different countries. The generic term kebab usually refers to doner kebab and to shish kebab.

GLAZE A Glaze is a type of paint used on pottery or ceramics. This special paint contains glass that melts and hardens when the pottery is fried in a kiln. There are many different types of glaze, some are used for decoration and some are used to make pottery watertight so it can hold liquids. A Glaze is a type of paint used on pottery or ceramics. This special paint contains glass that melts and hardens when the pottery is fried in a kiln. There are many different types of glaze, some are used for decoration and some are used to make pottery watertight so it can hold liquids.

HAMAM The H amam is the variant of a steam bath, which is Turkish bath and can be categorized as a wet relative of the sauna.

FOOTBALL Football is also very rampant game in Turkey. Turkish people are very into football. There are some famous football teams in the country.

KİLİMS Kilims are flat woven carpets or rugs produced in Turkey. Kilims can be decorative.

HACİVAT & KARAGÖZ Karagöz and Hacivat are the lead characters of the traditional Turkish shadow play, popularized during the Ottoman period. The central theme of the plays are the contrasting interaction between the two main characters: Karagöz represents the illiterate but straightforward public, whereas Hacivat belongs to the educated class, speaking Ottoman Turkish and using a poetical and literary language. Karagöz's native wit always gets the better of Hacivat.

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