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TURKEY BY: REGINA MORALES MAIN MENU National Anthem

MAIN MENU MAP ECONOMY GOVERNMENT PEOPLE POPULATION LITERACY NATURAL FEATURES WEATHER BACKGROUND RECENT EVENT TOURISM MENU SOURCES

MAP OF TURKEY MAIN MENU CAPITAL: Ankara

ECONOMY MAIN MENU IMPORTS: machinery, chemicals, semi-finished goods, fuels, transport equipment EXPORTS: apparel, foodstuffs, textiles, metal manufactures, transport equipment CURRENCY: Turkish liras EXCHANGE RATE: 1 USD= 2.00650106 Turkish liras on Sept 25,2013

GOVERNMENT MAIN MENU TYPE OF GOVERNMENT: Republican Parlia mentary democracy CHIEF OF STATE: President Abdullah Gul HEAD OF GOVERNMENT: Prime minister recep tayyip

PEOPLE MAIN MENU LANGUAGE: Turkish Kurdish, other minority languages RELIGION: Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews ETHNIC GROUPS: Turkish 70-75%, Kurdish 18%, other minorities

POPULATION MAIN MENU POPULATION:80,694,485 YEAR:2013

LITERACY MAIN MENU

NATURAL FEATURES MAIN MENU MAJOR BODIES OF LAND: High central plateau (Anatolia) narrow coastal plain; several mountain ranges MAJOR BODIES OF WATER: Lake van, Black sea, Mediterranean sea, Tigris, Euphrates, sea of mamara NATURAL RESOURCES: Coal, iron ore, copper, chromium, antimony, mercury, gold, borate, celesite ( strontium), emery, feldspar, limestone, magnetite, marble, perlite, pumice, pyrites(sulfur), clay, arable land, hydropower

WEATHER MAIN MENU CLIMATE: Temperature Hot, dry summers with mild wet winters, harsher in interior Temperatures of Ankara C MonthOct Day3456789101112 High13121113141822232423 Low3000233777

BACKGROUND MAIN MENU Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopted wide-ranging social, legal, and political reforms. After a period of one-party rule, an experiment with multi- party politics led to the 1950 election victory of the opposition Democratic Party and the peaceful transfer of power. Since then, Turkish political parties have multiplied, but democracy has been fractured by periods of instability and intermittent military coups (1960, 1971, 1980), which in each case eventually resulted in a return of political power to civilians. In 1997, the military again helped engineer the ouster - popularly dubbed a "post-modern coup" - of the then Islamic-oriented government. Turkey intervened militarily on Cyprus in 1974 to prevent a Greek takeover of the island and has since acted as patron state to the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus," which only Turkey recognizes. A separatist insurgency begun in 1984 by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) - now known as the Kurdistan People's Congress or Kongra-Gel (KGK) - has dominated the Turkish military's attention and claimed more than 30,000 lives. After the capture of the group's leader in 1999, the insurgents largely withdrew from Turkey mainly to northern Iraq. In 2004, KGK announced an end to its ceasefire and attacks attributed to the KGK increased. Turkey joined the UN in 1945 and in 1952 it became a member of NATO. In 1964, Turkey became an associate member of the European Community. Over the past decade, it has undertaken many reforms to strengthen its democracy and economy; it began accession membership talks with the European Union in 2005.

RECENT EVENT MAIN MENU Recep Tayyip Edrogan spoke to everyone about Key political reforms.One of the things he Talked about was about Kurdish rights. The actions of Recep Tayyip told them that having rights is really important.

TOURISM MENU MAIN MENU FLIGHT POINT OF INTEREST MENU

FLIGHT TO Ankara Price of round trip=$1,779 usd From: Nov 24-Nov 30 MAIN MENU TOURISM MENU From: MtyTo: Houston Dep: 3:01 pmArr: 4:25 pm Flight:4474Airline: United From: HoustonTo:London Dep:6:15 pmArr:9:40am+1day Flight:985Airline:United From:LondonTo:Munich Dep:11:10amArr:2:00pm Flight:9230Airline:United From:MunichTo:Ankara Dep:7:10pmArr:11:05pm Flight:9520Airline:United From:AnkaraTo:Instabul Dep:9:00pmArr:10:05pm Flight:2175Airline:Turkish Air From:InstabulTo:Frankfurt Dep:5:05amArr:7:20am Flight:1305Airline:Lufthansa From:FrankfurtTo:Houston Dep:10:00amArr:2:10pm Flight:8866Airline:United From:HoustonTo:Mty Dep:6:05pmArr:7:44pm Flight:4369Airline:United

POINT OF INTEREST MENU MAIN MENU TOURISM MENU HAGIA SOPHIA Topkap Palace INSTABUL MODERN

HAGIA SOPHIA MAIN MENU TOURISM MENU POINT OF INTEREST MENU POINT OF INTEREST MENU The magnificent Ayasofya was built b: Byzantine Emperor Justinian in 537 CE, it was used as a church for 916 years. It was then used as a mosque for 481 years, Turkey's first President, Atatrk, Told everyone that it is officially a museum in 1935.People no longer use it to work there, so you needn't be too concerned with your attire. Built on a square base instead of the usual rectangular one, It is the inspiration of Ottoman mosques for countless centuries. From 2007-2008, each piece of gold in the ceiling was restored to its former glory

Topkap Palace MAIN MENU POINT OF INTEREST MENU POINT OF INTEREST MENU TOURISM MENU Topkap Saray, on the Seraglio Peninsula, became a museum in 1924. The Harem, Baghdat Pavilion, Revan Pavilion, Sofa Pavilion, and Audience Chamber distinguish themselves with their architectural assets, while other artifacts on display reflect palace life. Glhane Park is located on the slopes below the palace extending to the seashore, and is popular among Istanbul residents for picnicking and open-air concerts. In the park is the Gothic Column (courtesy of Claudius II), known to have been one of the main obelisks of the Byzantines. One of the most interesting parts of the palace is the Harem.

INSTABUL MODERN MAIN MENU TOURISM MENU POINT OF INTEREST MENU POINT OF INTEREST MENU Making its debut in 2004, Istanbul Modern is Turkey's first museum dedicated to displaying contemporary art. Located on the Sea of Marmara, the museum is a 86,000 square foot renovated government warehouse that houses abstract paintings, portraits, sculptures and photographs from local artists and public and private collections. Istanbul Modern fuses Turkish and Western aesthetic influences to create a connection between Turkish and European institutions of art. Even if the Turkish government has offered some assistance, the museum is privately funded by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts and the Eczacibasi family.

SOURCES MAIN MENU 1Flag,Capital, Imports, Exports, Currency, Type of Government, Chief of state, Language, Religion, Ethnic Groups, Total Population, Literacy, Bodies of land, Bodies of water, Natural Resources, Land use, Climate, Background CIA World Fact Book 2AnthemHand out folder 3Mapwww.infoplease.com 4Exchange ratewww.Google.com 5Pict of Billwww.sondakika.com 6Pict of Coinen.wikipedia.org 7Pict of chief 1forumishquiptar.com 8Pict of chief 2www.alarabiya 9Pict 1 for peopleCommons.wikimedia.org 10Pict 2 for peoplewww.Dreamstime.com 11Population by genderwww.Geohive.com 12Temperatureswww.weather.com 13Recent eventwww.news.yahoo.com 14Pict 1 for recent eventwww.news.yahoo.com 15Pict 2 for recent eventwww.news.yahoo.com 16Flightwww.Expedia.com 17Point of interest 1www.travel.Yahoo.com 18Pict 1 for PI1www.travel.Yahoo.com 19Pict 2 for PI1www.travel.Yahoo.com 20Point of interest 2www.travel.Yahoo.com 21Pict 1 for PI2www.travel.Yahoo.com 22Pict 2 for PI2www.travel.Yahoo.com 23Point of interest 3www.travel.Yahoo.com 24Pict 1 PI3www.travel.Yahoo.com 25Pict 2 PI3www.travel.Yahoo.com

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