TURKEY

By: Boom, Phatchy, IngIng, Mint, Jaja, Noey L.

 History
Istanbul was the capital of two of the
greatest empires; Roman Empire and
Ottoman Empire.

In 1600, during the Ottoman period,

between 400-700,000 people lived in
Istanbul making it the world's second
most populous city after Beijing.

The Ottoman Empire participated in

World War I as one of the Central
Powers, consisting of Germany,
Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria ,and the
empire.
The flag of Turkey is a red flag with a
white crescent and star. The red flag is
called al bayrak and stated to as al
sancak (the red banner) in the Turkish
national anthem.
After defeated in the WWI, the capital city had moved to Ankara, however Istanbul remains
developing and expanding the city to become greater.

Nowadays, The population of Istanbul increased to approximately 13 millions, in addition

Istanbul is one of famous tourist attraction.
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
Atatrk was a
Turkish nationalist He launched a programme of
leader and founder revolutionary social and political
and first president reform to modernise Turkey. These
of the republic of reforms included the emancipation
Turkey. of women, the abolition of all
Islamic institutions and the
introduction of Western legal codes,
dress, calendar and alphabet,
replacing the Arabic script with a
Latin one. In 1935, when surnames
were introduced in Turkey, he was
given the name Atatrk, meaning
'Father of the Turks'.
President: Recep Tayyip Prime Minister:
Erdogan (2014) Ahmet Davutoglu (2014)
Political and Economics
- The national monetary unit is the 'Turkish Lira'.

- 1 Turkish Lira is approximately 0.29 usd

- You can use your mobile phone in Turkey if your provider has enabled
international roaming.

- Emergency service telephone numbers in Turkey are:

155 - Police, 118 - Information (Unknown numbers),

112 - Medical Emergency (First aid), 161 - PTT Information (Turkish Postal
Service)
110 - Fire,
Religion
90% of the population is muslim

Turkeys history is principally that of an Islamic

people, their empires, architecture, arts and

literature

3 minority religious communities

Armenian Apostolic Christians - 65,000

Jews - 23,000
Greek orthodox christians - 6,500
Hagia Sophia
is a great architectural beauty
and an important monument
both for Byzantine and for
Ottoman Empires. Once a
church, later a mosque, and
now a museum at the Turkish
Republic.
Address: Sultanahmet Mh., Ayasofya
Meydan, 34122 Fatih/stanbul, Turkey
Height: 55 m
Architectural style: Byzantine architecture
Hours:
Open today 9AM7PM
 Pamukkale
The surreal, brilliant white
travertine terraces and warm,
limpid pools of Pamukkale
hang, like the petrified cascade
of a mighty waterfall, from the
rim of a steep valley side in
Turkeys picturesque
southwest.
Address: Pamukkkale, 20280 Merkez/Denizli
Merkez/Denizli, Turkey
Hours:

Open today Open 24 hours

Phone: +90 535 485 80 98

Blue Mosque
Is know as Sultanahmet
Camii in Turkish. The
mosque is known as the
Blue Mosque because of
blue tiles surrounding the
walls of interior design.

Address: Sultanahmet Mh., At Meydan

No:7, 34122 Fatih/stanbul, Turkey
Height: 43 m
Opened: 1616
Restaurants
bni Kemal Cd. No:13
Constantine's Ark Hoca Paa, bni Kemal Cd. No:13, 34110
Fatih/stanbul, Turkey
OPEN HOURS

Monday 10am - 12pm

Tuesday 10am - 12pm
Wednesday 10am - 12pm
Thursday 10am - 12pm
Friday 10am - 12pm
Saturday 10am - 12pm
Sunday 10am - 12pm
Highlights:
- Breakfast
- Full Bar Available
- Wifi
- Outdoor Seating

Cash and Cards accepted!!

Doner kebab - 34,50 TL
WIth grilled tomatoes and
peppers, home fries, Anatolian
style pilaf and herbed strained
yogurt.
I Stinye Park

IstinyePark offers
art, fun, sports,
shopping and world
cuisines to anyone.
It is the new apple
of Istanbuls eye
with its almost 300
stores and 40
restaurants.
The most luxury
and exclusive
stores are
located outside
at the open-air
lifestyle center
that is
accessible from
the upper floor.
Address:
Istinye Park
Istinye Bayiri
Caddesi
34460, Istinye
Istanbul
Tel: +90 212
345 5555
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Spice Bazaar
A short walk from the Grand
Bazaar
Open 7 days a week
Another favorite of the
camera-wielding, souvenir-seeking
tourist
The best place to pick up dried
fruits and nuts, spices, olives,
Turkish delight, oils and essences
of the finest order