TURKEY

IMPORTANT FACTS

• Capital: Ankara
• Population: 76,667,864 people
• Denisty: 259/sq mi
• Land Area: 783,562 km sq
• Largest City: Instanbul

IMPORTANT FACTS CONT.

• Language: Turkish
• ^ Spoken by 85% of population
• Turkish lira
• Derived from medieval latin "Turchia"
• President: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

ETHNICITY

RELIGION

GEOGRAPHY

• Borders: Bulgaria, Greece, Georgia, Armenia, Iran,
• Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan, Iraq and Syria
• Transcontinental country - Asia (97%) & Europe (3%)
• Several different climates based on geography

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AYDER RIVER

FAIRY CHIMNEYS

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

• The Turkish War of Independence (1919–1922)
• In October 1923, they were independant
• During most of WWII theyr remained neutral
• Divided into 7 census regions

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TOURISM

• 6th most popular place to visit world
• About 37.8 million visitors
• Home to 2 of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World
• ^ Mausoleum at Halicarnassus & Temple of Artemis
• Tourism is a huge part of their economy

CUSINE

• Turkish coffee
• Fish in olive oil
• Yogurt salads
• Stuffed and wrapped vegtables
• Turkish Delight (found mainly in Narnia)

SPORTS

• Football (soccer)
• Yağlı Güreş (oiled wrestling)
• Basketball
• Volleyball

FOLKLORIC DANCING

MUSIC

• Tarkan
• 2012 - "Ask Gitti Bizden"

ISSUES

• Dependence on water
• ^ for energy and food
• Human Trafficking
• IDP's

SOURCES

• Wikipedia
• Missionary Friends
• Google Images
• Turkish news website

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