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GENERAL INFO ABOUT TURKEY
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Official
Name |
The Republic
of Turkey (Türkiye Cumhuriyeti) |
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Founder |
Mustafa
Kemal ATATÜRK ( 1881-1938 ) |
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Capital |
ANKARA |
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Population |
65.3 million
(as of 2000) |
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Literacy
rate |
1935 % 19.25
1990 % 80.46 |
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Language |
Turkish (uses
Latin Alphabet) |
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Currency |
Turkish Lira (
TL ) |
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Flag |
Red background
with a white crescent and star in the middle |
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Location |
Eastern
Mediterranean. Located on two contitents Europe and Asia. The
European part of Turkey is called Thrace, while the Asian part
is called Anatolia or ( Asia Minor ) |
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Area |
814 578 Km2
(314 500 square miles)
% 3 on the European continent
% 97 on the Asian continent |
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Major Cities |
Istanbul 9.2
million
Ankara 3.7 million
Izmir 3.1 million
Konya 1.9 million
Adana 1.7 million
Bursa 1.2 million |
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Religion |
% 99 of the
population is Muslim . Turkey is a secular state that quarantees
complete freedom of worship to non-Muslims. |
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National
Anthem |
" Istiklal
Marsi " ( Independence March ) Lyrics by : Mehmet Akif Ersoy
Adopted as Turkey's National Anthem on March 12,1921 |
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Government |
Turkey is
democratic, secular and social state governed by the rule of law;
committed to the nationalism of Atatürk and based on the
principle of the separation of powers;
Legislative Power: The Turkish Grand National Assembly
Executive Power:President and the Council of Ministers.
Judicial Power:Independent courts and supreme judiciary organs. |
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Coastline |
8333 Km. (5000
miles)
Turkey is surrounded by sea on three sides, by the Black Sea in
the North, the Mediterranean in the south and the Aegean Sea in
the West. In the north-west there is also an important internal
sea, the Sea of Marmara, between the straits of the Dardanelles
and the Bosphorus |
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Geographical
Regions |
Turkey has 80
administrative provinces and seven geographical regions. The
first four of the seven regions are given the names of the seas
which are adjacent to them.
Black Sea Region
Marmara Region
Aegean Region
Mediterranean Region
The other three regions are named in accordance with their
location in the whole of Anatolia.
Central Anatolia Region
Eastern Anatolia Region
Southeastern Anatolia Region
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Famous
Landmarks |
Ayasofya Museum,
Topkapi Palace, Blue Mosque, Dolmabahçe Palace, ancient City of
Troy, Ephesus, Aphrodisias, Pergamon, Pamukkale, Göreme-
Cappadocia, Mt.Nemrut, Safranbolu |
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Some
important products |
As of 1998,
Turkey has the first place in the world in terms of hard-shell
nuts, fig and apricot production, the fourth place in fresh
vegetables, grape and tobacco production and the seventh place
in wheat and cotton production. Turkish delight and helva are
famous throughout the world.
Turkey is among the leading countries in textiles and ready to
wear clothing production. The exports of this sector constitutes
36 percent of total industrial exports. The leather processing
industry is also very developed in Turkey both in terms of
technological level and high production capacity and comes after
textiles in terms of export figures. |
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Time |
Local time is
equal to GMT + 2 hours. Same time zone all over the country (
seven hours ahead of U.S. -eastern standard time- ) |
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Electricity |
220 volts a.c.
all over Turkey |
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Weights and
Measures |
Metric and Kilo
system |
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