Transcript Slayt 1

Let’s meet
Turkey!
Turkey is the bridge between
Europe&Asia
Ankara is the capital of Turkey
The Turkish Republic was founded
by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in 1923.
Most Turks are Muslims but the
Turkish Republic is a secular
state.
Turkey has long seashores, connecting with
Istanbul and the Canakkale (Dardanel)
Straits. These straits are the gates allowing
countries around the Black Sea to reach the
Mediterranean Sea.
Turkey is one of the
richest countries in the
world in water
resources
Our mountains contribute to the national economy
through winter sports, mountain, climbing, camping,
tourism and the forestry industry.
Turkey has various climates due to its unique
geographical. These four different climates increase
the variety of agricultural products.
Products of a tropical climate: ( tea,
hazelnut, banana and citrus fruits)
products of continental climate:
(grain and sugar-beet root) products
of a mediterranean climate: (cotton,
olive, fig and various fruits) are all
produced in our country.
As a result, we also have many
factories to process those
agricultural products.
The climate on Agean and Mediterranean shores of
Turkey is very famous for its sea and summertime
tourism. Great investments in this sector have made
summer tourism one of the most important industies
in the Turkish economy.
MUĞLA - FETHİYE
MUĞLA - FETHİYE - EKİNCİK
The maritime history of Turkey has a great
place in world history. Amazing diving
areas full of underwater beauties can be
found around our country.
DID YOU KNOW ?
• Every year, at least 150 archaelogical excavations
are going on in Turkey
• The largest neolithic human settlement with the
longest history of continuous habitation (since 7000
BC)was found in Çatalhöyük,Turkey.
MANİSA – SAT HARABELERİ
MERSİN – SİLİFKE – KIZ KALESİ
URFA - HARRAN
VAN – HOŞAP KALESİ
ADIYAMAN - NEMRUT
ANTAKYA – MOZAİK MÜZESİ
ANTAKYA – MOZAİK MÜZESİ
ANTALYA – MYRA – KAYA MEZARLARI
ADIYAMAN - NEMRUT
ANTALYA – SİDE – APOLLON MABEDİ
ANTALYA – SİDE - TİYATRO
AYDIN – DİDİM – APOLLON MABEDİ
AĞRI – İSHAK PAŞA SARAYI
ISPARTA – YALVAÇ - PSIDIA
İZMİR – EFES ANTİK KENTİ
İZMİR – EFES – HADRİAN TAPINAĞI
MARDİN - HASANKEYF
MARDİN - HASANKEYF
ŞANLIURFA – BALIKLI GÖL
ERZURUM - ÇİFTEMİNARE
KARS - ANİ HARABELERİ
KÜTAHYA - AİZONİA
SİVAS - ÇİFTEMİNARE
TRABZON – SÜMELA MANASTIRI
ÇORUM - ALACAHÖYÜK
ANTALYA - ASPENDOS
SAFRANBOLU
Two of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
stood in Turkey- The Temple of Artemis in
Ephesus and The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus
in Bodrum.
The word
“turquoise”
comes from
“Turk” meaning
Turkish, and was
derived from the
beautiful colour
of the
Mediterranean
Sea on the
southern Turkish
coast
St. Nicholas, known as Santa Claus
today,was born and lived in Demre(Myra)
on Turkey’s Meditterrean coast.
Anatolia is the birthplace of many historic
figures and legends such as the poet
Homer, King Midas and Herodotus ( the
father of history).
• The Turks first
gave the Dutch
their famous tulips
creating for the
flowers in England
and the
Netherlands.
• This period of
elegance and
entertainment in
17th century
Turkey is referred
to as ‘The Tulip
Age’.
The city of Troy, the
site of the ancient
Trojan Wars, is located
in western Turkey,
where a replica of the
famous Trojan Horse
has become a favorite
tourist attraction.
Turkish cooks are heirs to one of the worlds finest
cuisines. The Turks brought a tradition of cooking with
them out of Central Asia and discovered new foods and
ways to prepare them in Asia minor.
In Turkish cuisine, as in so many other Turkish things,
East meets West in a delightful way.
The rich tradition of Turkish cuisine is
popular throughout the world. It
includes a wide variety of hot and cold
hors d’oeuvres known everywhere as
“meze”, a wide selection of grilled
meats(kebab), sea food, stuffed and
wrapped vegetables (dolma), savory
pastries ( börek), pilav and dishes with
olive oil and butter as well as a wide
variety of desserts, inculding Turkish
delight, baklava, helva, kadayıf and
several puddings.
A good meal naturally ends with fine
Turkish coffee.
• Turkey provides 70% of the world’s hazelnuts.
• The nut in your chocolate bar was most likely
grown in Turkey
• Turks introduced coffee to Europe.
Turkish carpets are famous all over the world.
The most valuable silk carpet in the world is in the
Mevlana Museum in Konya, Turkey.
Marco Polo’s journeys in the 13th century brought
him here, and he remarked that “the best and
handsomest of rugs” were to be found in Turkey.
KÜTAHYA - ÇİNİ
KONYA - MEVLEVİLER
Cappadocia
Cappadocia means” country of beautiful
horses” in Persian language.
The territory was formed by the lava and
ashes from the Erciyes and Hasandağı
volcanos 60 million years ago. Human
settlement dates back to the paleolithic age.
NEVŞEHİR - KAPADOKYA
At first Hitites lived in this territory. After that,
Christians carved into the rockscreating homes
and churches thus creating a huge shelter.
Pamukkale
Pamukkale, meaning "cotton castle" in
Turkish, is a natural site and major
tourist attraction in southwestern
Turkey in the Denizli Province.
Pamukkale is located in Turkey's Inner
Aegean region, in the River Menderes
valley, which enjoys a temperate
climate over the greater part of the
year.
DENİZLİ - PAMUKKALE
Turkey is one of the richest
countries in the world in
bor
Since the 1920’s , the motto of
the Turkish Republic has been
the words of its founder
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk:
“Peace at home peace in the
world”