Official Name: The Republic of Turkey (Türkiye Cumhuriyeti)
Founder: Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK ( 1881-1938 )
Capital: ANKARA
Population: 65.3 million (as of 2000)
Language: Turkish (uses Latin Alphabet)
Currency: Turkish Lira ( TL )
Electricity: 220 volts a.c. >>more>>
At the end of the World War I, the empires were scattered
and instead new nation - states were founded. After the collapsing
of the Ottoman Empire, The Republic of Turkey was founded
as a nation - state. At the presidency of Atatürk,
The Government of Great National Assembly had saved the land
from the invasion of foreign forces with the Independence...
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According to the results of the General Population Determination
executed in November 1997, the population of Turkey is 62.8
millions. There is a tendency for decreasing in the population
growth rate in recent years. The annual population growth
rate between years 1990-1997 had been determined to be 15.1
in one thousand. If the population growth rate is... >>more>>
Turkish is the native tongue of 90 percent of the population
in Turkey. Turks had used numerous written tongues since 8th
century but the most common alphabets used by the Turks are
the Kök Turk, Uygur, Arabic and Latin alphabets. After the
declaration of republic and the completion of the national
unification, especially between 1923-1928 years, the problem...
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99 % of the Turkish population is Muslims. Turkey is a secular
government and therefore the members of other religions are
free to realize their religious activities and ceremonies.
Turkish is the native tongue of 90 percent of the population
in Turkey. Turks had used numerous written tongues since 8th
century but the most common alphabets used by the Turks are
the Kök Turk, Uygur, Arabic and Latin alphabets. After the
declaration of republic and the completion of the national
unification, especially between 1923-1928 years, the problem...
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"There, God and human, nature and art are together,
they have created such a perfect place that it is valuable
to see." Lamartines famous poetic line reveals his love
for Istanbul, describing the embracing of two continents,
with one arm reaching out to Asia and the other to Europe.Istanbul,
once known as the capital of capital cities, has many unique...
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