Transcript Turkey - Life on PromethEUs

Welcome to
Turkey
Turkey
White crescent and star are embroidered
on thered beckground.
Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK
1st President of Turkey ( 1881 – 1938 )
Where is Turkey On Map?
Turkish Republic is a Euroasian state that
funcitions as a corridor between two continents,
Asia and Europe.
Turkiye is a gateway between Europe and Asia.
The European and Asian sides are divided by the
Bosphorus (İstanbul Boğazı).
The country is encircled by seas on three sides:
the Aegean Sea to the west, the Black Sea to the north and
the Mediterranean Sea to the south.
Turkey is bordered by eight countries: Bulgaria to the northwest;
Greece to the west; Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, Azerbaijan
and Iran to the east; and Iraq and Syria to the southeast.
There are 7 regions and 81 provinces in Turkey.
Turkey consists of 7
regions and it has 81
provinces.
 Some of the major cities
are Istanbul, Ankara,
Izmir and Mersin.




Atatürk means “the
ancestor of Turks”.
He is a revolutionary
statesman, the
founder and the 1st
President of Turkish
Republic.
His policies
designed to remold
Turkish society
according to an
urban European
model.
Turkish Republic
is based on a
secular,democratic
pluralistic and
parliamentary
system
 Ankara is the
capital of Turkish
Republic.

Turkish Republic
has the 16th
biggest economy
in the World,6th in
Europe.
 Main industries
are textile,food
processing,consu
mer electronics
and tourisim.

Tourism
Hunting
Rafting
Winter Sports
Culture
Silk Road
Thermal Resorts
Golf
Ornithology
Yachting
Botanic
Highlands
Air Sports
13
• The currency
in Turkey is
TL-Turkish
Lira.
• 1 €= 2,93
Turkish liras.
Our National Holidays
1st January - New Year’s Day
 23rd April - National Sovereignty and
Children’s Day
 1st May - Labor and Solidarity Day
 19th May - The Commemoration of Atatürk,
Youth and Sports Day
 30th August - Victory Day
 29th October - Republic Day

Two of the seven marvels of ancient
World are in Anatolia.
• The temple of Artemis
• The mausoleum at
Halikarnassos
It is a historic
area of Central
Anatolia Region.
 It has a lunar-like
landscape(Fairy
chimneys)
 The caves and
underground
cities


The city of Troy is
located on the
western part of
Turkey,in Çanakkale
at where a replica of
Trojan Horse is
exhibited.


Some explorers claim
that Noah’s Ark landed
on Agrı Dağı-Mount
Ararat in the eastern
part of Turkey.
Some Christians
believe that the Mount
Ararat is the final
resting place of Noah’s
Ark.
Turkish Cuisine
Döner Kebap
Turkish Delight (Lokum)
Famous Turkish desert
Famous Turkish meal
Baklava
Tea (Çay)
Famous Turkish desert
Famous Turkish drink

The well-known
varieties are Sis
Kebab (grilled spicy
meat) and Doner
kebab (grilled and
sliced meat over slow
fire on a vertical spit
and served with yoghurt
and tomatoe souce on
the top)

Turkish Delight is a
flavored sweet or a
candy, prepared
from starch and
sugar, filled with dry
fruits, honey or nuts.


The Traditional Turkish dessert.
It is made by very thin layers of pastry
made from wheat starch and a sugary
syrup that just contains water and sugar.
•
•
•
•
•
City: Istanbul
District: Esenler
Location: in the City Center
Number of pupils: 1.600 
Number of Teachers: 65