Information about Turkey in general. will be useful for Erasmus project prsentation avctivitiies

1. TÜRKİYE
A country that spans two continents

2. A bridge between Asia and Europe with an area of
783.000 km2 and a population of 84 million.

3.  Modern Turkey was founded by
Ataturk in 1923.
 Official language is Turkish.
 Currency of Turkey is Turkish Lira

4. Our Flag

5.  National Anthem of Turkey was written by Mehmet
Akif Ersoy in 1921 after the Türkish Grand National
Assembly was founded.

6. Turkey is on the north hemisphere between
Europe and Asia Continents

7. Mediterranen Sea,Aegean Sea and Black Sea
surround our country. Our neighbours are
Greece,Bulgaria,Iraq,Syria,Iran and Georgia

8. There are 81 cities in Turkey.Our school is in İzmir.

9. The capital city is Ankara. It’s population is 4.5 million.

10. Atatürk’s mouseloum,Anıtkabir, is in Ankara.

11. İSTANBUL
is the biggest city with a population of 15 million.

12. It’s the industrial, economic and cultural center of Turkey.

13. Istanbul has a lot of Ottoman and Byzantine
Empires monuments
Hagia Sophia Maiden's Tower
Blue Mosque
Basilica Cistern

14. BASILICA SISTERN
located in the southwest of Hagia Sofia was constructed for
Justinianus I, in 532 AD to store water for the city of
Constantinople.

15. BLUE MOSQUE
was built in 1617 by the Ottomans.

16. It takes its name from its blue tiles.

18. HAGIA SOPHIA
is a Greek Orthodox Christian patriarchal basilica (church) built in 537 AD.

19. One of the oldest and finest example of the Byzantine Empire

20. GALATA TOWER
It was built in 1348 during an expansion of the Genoese colony in
Constantinople.

21. MAIDEN TOWER
Built in 500 BC by Greek commander Alkibiades to control the gateway
to the Bosphorus and get taxes from the ships.

23. TOPKAPI PALACE
or the ‘’Seraglio’’, is a large museum in Istanbul, Turkey. It was
built by Mehmed the Conqueror in 1459.

24. In the 15th century, it served as the main residence and
administrative headquarters of the Ottoman sultans.

25. Rumeli Fortress
was built by Mehmet the Conquerer before the conquest of
İstanbul.

26. IRON CHURCH (SVETI STEFAN)
was built in 1898 by the Bulgarian Orthodox Community in İstanbul.The only
church in the world that is made of solid iron.

27. POLONEZKÖY (Adampol)
was inspired and founded by Prince Adam Jerzy Czartoryski and settled in
1842 by a small group of Polish emigrės, after the failed November Uprising.

28. • The first capital of Ottoman Empire.
• The fourth biggest city. (Pop: 3.2 million)
• The center of automotive and textile industry and
winter sports.

29. Ulu Mosque ( 1399)

30. Old Town, Bursa.

31. Koza Han, where silk has been traded for 800 years.

32. Bursa,Old Town.

33. Mount Uludağ (2543m) , Bursa.

34. İZMİR
 İzmir is a beautiful port city of in Turkey.
 The ancient city of Ephesus and Virgin Mary’s House are in İzmir.
 It’s the third biggest city with 4 million inhabitants.

35. Konak Square,İzmir.

36. Tarihi Asansör,İzmir.

37. izmir
İZMİR

38. EPHESUS
was an ancient Greek city on the coast of Ionia, present-day
Selçuk in İzmir.It was built in the 1st century BC .

39. Ephesus amphitheatre and the statue of
Ephesian Artemis, The Mother Goddess

40. The temple of Artemis in Ephesus is one of the
Seven Wonders of the World.

41. The House of Virgin Mary, Selçuk,İzmir.

42. The House of the Virgin Mary is the place where Mary, the mother of Jesus,
spent the last years of her life. She was supposed to arrive at Ephesus together
with St. John and lived there in the years 37-45 CE until her Assumption
(according to Catholic doctrine) or Dormition (according to Orthodox belief).

43. The Popes who visited Virgin Mary’s House

44. OUR TOWN,ÇEŞME
Çeşme is a seaside town with a population of 45.000. It’s one
of the most popular tourism destinations in Turkey.

45. Çeşme is famous for its clear beaches and windsurfing facilities.

46. Ilıca Beach, Çeşme.

47. Çeşme Castle was built in 1508.

48. Sea,sand,sun and
windsurf in Çeşme

49. Alaçatı,Çeşme is famous for its old stone houses.

50. Altınkum Beach,Çeşme

51. ANTALYA
 Antalya is a huge tourist destination.Every year many tourists are
flocking.

52. Manavgat Falls, Antalya.

53. Antalya, Lara beach.

54. The Church of Saint Nicholas (Santa
Claus) Demre, Myra in Antalya.

55. Kemer, ANTALYA

56. Yivli Minaret,
ANTALYA

57. Kings’ Graves, Demre,Antalya

58. DALYAN
Kings’ Graves on mountains

59. Dalyan, İztuzu Beach;
The home of Caretta Carettas for 60 million years.

60. In their laying eggs and hatching
season it’s forbidden to swim
and use any sources of lights on
the beach.

61. Travertine terraces, Pamukkale

63. Ölüdeniz (Blue Lagoon) Fethiye

64. Ölüdeniz,Fethiye

65. Apart from being a nice beach, Ölüdeniz Babadağ Mountain is
very popular with paragliding.

68. Sumela Monastery is a
Greek Orthodox
monastery dedicated to
the Virgin Mary at Melá
Mountain, Trabzon. It is
estimated that it was built
1000 years ago.

69. MOUNT NEMRUT
in Adıyaman is the Hierotheseion (temple-tomb and house of the gods)
built by the late Hellenistic King Antiochos I of Commagene (69-34 B.C.)
as a monument to himself.

71. CAPPADOCIA
 It is a historic area of Central Anatolia Region.
 It has a lunar-like landscape(Fairy chimneys)
 The caves and underground cities

74. TROY
 The city of Troy is
located on the western
part of Turkey,in
Çanakkale.

75. İshakpaşa Palace in Doğubeyazıt was built in 1589

76. MARDİN
is famous for its stone houses.

77. The Cathedral of the Holy Cross on Akdamar (Aghtamar) Island,
in Lake Van in eastern Turkey, is a medieval Armenian Apostolic
cathedral built in 915 AD.

78. Two of the seven marvels of ancient world are in Anatolia.
The temple of Artemis in
Ephesus,İzmir.
The mausoleum at
Halikarnassos,Bodrum

80. Prepared by:
Hacı Murat Hatice Özsoy Anadolu Lisesi
Erasmus Projects Team
2022