Turkey Slides

Turkey is a country which is located on two continents;Asia and Europe

Where is Turkey and wich famous city?

TURKISH FLAGDRAPEAU TURC

COUNTRY PROFILEOfficial NameRepublic of Turkey Date of Foundation29 October 1923Capital Ankara Population76 millionLanguage The official language is Turkish. English is widely spoken in major cities. Currency TL (Turkish Lira) 1 Euro approximately equals to 2,30 Turkish Liras. .FoodAs with many Mediterranean nations Turkish food is very healthy, fresh and enjoyable.

Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK, was an Ottoman and Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, writer, and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the founder of the Republic of

Turkey.

PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYİP ERDOĞAN

HISTORY

Göbekli Tepe, the first evidence of man presence in the world.

Portion of the legendary walls Troy (VII), identified as the site of the Trojan War

Antiquity The Anatolian peninsula (also called Minor Asia), comprising most of modern Turkey, is one of the oldest continually inhabited regions in the world due to its location at the intersection of Asia and Europe.

The temple of artemis is one of the seven wonders of the world.

RELIGION

Turkey is officially a secular Republic. The Turkish Constitution provides the freedom of religion and conscience, but does not represent or promote a religion. The population of Turkey is predominantly Muslim (99%).The remainder of the population are mainly Christians and Jews.

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In Turkish Culture Turkish coffee is so important…People like to drink Turkish coffee and when you go to some place they will ask you: How would you like Turkish coffee? You have to say Sade(without sugar),orta(a little bit sugar),Sekerli(with sugar) And they will bring Turkish coffee with same delight and water… 

Turkish coffe from 14. century until now…

BODY LANGUAGE AND GESTICULATING

Gift Giving Etiquette

The only time you would need to give any great

thought to gifts would be if you were invited to a

Turk's home for dinner. The most usual gifts to take are

pastries, (especially 'baklava') and decorative

items for the home such as ornaments or vases.

Turkish hand-woven carpets are exporting all over the world.

TURKISH FOOD,

DESSERTS AND

DRINKS

Döner Kebab is a Turkish dish made of

lamb meat. It is cooked on a vertical spit and

sliced off to order and served wrapped in bread

with salad.

Şiş kebabAdana kebab

Mantı dumplings consist of a spiced meat mixture, usually lamb or ground beef, in a dough wrapper, either

boiled or steamed.Mantı are typically served topped with yogurt and garlic and spiced with red pepper powder and melted butter,

and topped with ground sumac and dried mint.

Simit is a circular bread with sesame seeds

Dolma is a family of stuffed vegetable dishes in the cuisines of the former Ottoman Empire.

Perhaps the best-known is the grape-leaf dolma.Common vegetables to stuff include eggplant, tomato and pepper.

The stuffing may or may not include meat.Meat dolma are generally served warm, often with sauce;

meatless ones are generally served cold with yogurt.

Tarhana soup is a dried-yogurt based soup.

TURKISH DELIGHT

Baklava is a rich, sweet pastry made of layers of phyllo dough filled with chopped nuts and sweetened with

syrup or honey.

Ayran is a yogurt-based beverage. It is a mixture of yogurt, cold water, and sometimes salt. Ayran is usually served chilled, and is a common accompaniment to döner, kebab, etc.

Turkish tea is a type of tea that is popular

mainly in the Turkish-speaking countries.

Within Turkey, the tea is usually known as

Rize tea. Virtually all of the tea is produced in

the Rize province, a Turkish province on the

Black Sea coast.

SOME POPULAR

DESTINATIONS IN

TURKEY

Cappadocia: The famous fairy chimneys

Ölüdeniz (Deadsea)

Mardin Houses / Mardin

Ancient Ruins in İzmirAncient Ruins in İzmir

Nemrut Mount

PAMUKKALE

Sümela Monastery

Trojan Horse

İstiklal Avenue: The Most Famous Avenue in İstanbul

Topkapı Palace

Mor Hananyo Monastery in Mersin

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