2. 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.
3. Turkish Culture is unique in the world in that it has
influenced and has been influenced in return by cultures and
civilizations from China to Vienna and from Russian steps to
North Africa for over a millennia.
Turkish coffe from
14. century until
now…
4. Turkey has a very diverse culture that is a blend
of various elements of the Oğuz
Turkic, Anatolian, Ottoman and Western
culture and traditions.
Ottomans… Turkey has a wide variety of regional costumes…
5. The Anatolian peninsula, comprising most of
modern Turkey, is one of the oldest
continuously inhabited regions in the
world.
Çatalhöyük from Konya… Göbekli tepe from Çayönü from
6. The temple of artemis is one of the
seven wonders of the world.
The town of Selcuk in Izmir
7. The Sea of Marmara, the Bosphorus and
the Dardanelles demarcate the boundary
between East Thrace and Anatolia; Turkey is a
bridge Europe and Asia.
Bosporus bridge from Istanbul…
8. Turkish is the
sole offical
language through
out Turkey.
ATATURK was teaching Turkish language to
Turkısh student…
9. April 23 National Sovereignty and Children's
Day, officially the Republic of Turkey and the Turkish
Republic of Northern Cyprus is one of the holidays and
national festivals.
Founder and first president of the Republic of
Turkey by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was a gift to the world's
children.
10. Islam is the dominant religion of Turkey, it
exceeds 99% if secular people of Muslim
background are included.
Sultan Ahmet Mosque…
11. RAMADAN
The three-day Ramadan
holiday is a special time
for all. Everyone wears
their best and also new
clothes bought especially
for the occasion. Then, it
is time to go to the
mosque, visit relatives
and friends and entertain
visitors. These visits
provide an opportunity for
those not on speaking
terms to patch up their
differences. In this feast
everyone gives candies. President of the Turkey Rebublic giving candy to
children …
12. Hand-kissing is a gesture indicating courtesy,
politeness, respect, admiration or even devotion
by a man towards a woman, by a child towards
his parent or grand-parent.
13. Turkish delight or Lokum is a family
of confections based on
a gel of starch and sugar.
14. Raki is a Turkish
unsweetened, anise-
flavored hard
alcoholic drink that is
popular in Turkey.
It drinks with water.
15. Karnıyarık is a Turkish dish consisting of
eggplant stuffed with a mix of sautéed chopped
onions, garlic, black pepper, tomatoes, parsley
and ground meat.
16. Of Course Turkish Tea and Baklava…
After the dinner, Baklava
All the world knows, Turkish Tea…
perfect idea…
17. Meeting and Greeting Etiquette ;
Friends and relations would greet each other with
either one or two kisses on the cheek. Elders are
always respected by kissing their right hand then
placing the forehead onto the hand.
18. 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.
19. The tradition of the Turkish bath was born generations ago,
adopted from Romans and Byzantines and then perfected by
the Seljuk and Ottoman Turks and has continued even until
today.
