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Turkey Türkiye
Outline A Brief Introduction       - Basic Information       - History -> Impact       - Turkey Today Turkey= Turkish Bath +  Tea + Holymonth Conclusion
A brief introduction to Turkey
Etymology Türkiye (Turkey) comes from 2 words: Türk = being strong and powerful Iye =  being owned and related to the Nation of Brave People  In Tatar Language
Motto, National Anthem and National Flower Presidential Seal  Motto: Peace at Home, Peace in the World ,[object Object],National Flower: Tulips http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Presidential_Seal_of_the_Republic_of_Turkey.png
Location World’s 37th Largest Country with an area of 783,562 km2 97% in Asia: Anatolia 3% in Europe: Thrace Capital: Ankara Map of Turkey http://www2.canada.com/topics/ travel/guides/lp.html?destination=turkey
Demographics Male         Female Population: 71.5 million Majority: Turkey Ethnicity Officially Recognized Minorities: Armenian, Jews and Greeks Other Minorities: Kurds, Laz and Hemsin http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/土耳其
Language and Religion Language Religion Official Language: Turkish Others: Arabic, Bosnian, Circassian and Kurdish Freedom of Religion Muslim: 98% of total population Others: Christian
A Brief History
Impacts:  Influenced greatly by both western and eastern cultures for a long time Building close relationship with western countries as an Islam country A Brief History
Politics Multi-party system Parliamentary Representative Democracy Universal suffrage for both sexes over 18
Economy World’s 15th Largest GDP-PPP in 2008 World’s 17th Largest Nominal GDP in 2008 No longer agriculture dominant Dynamic Industry Complex Developed service sector
Tourism and Hospitality Tourism: Ranking 3 in the world’s tourism industry  Hospitality: Percentages in world 100 best hotels 11 17 20
The Turkish Culture
Our Logic History Turkey= Turkish Bath +  Tea + Holymonth Impact on Hospitality & Service Industry,  Society & Individual
Turkish Bath-History  Dates back to Ancient Rome Ottoman Empire  Islam Respect for water Cleanliness Turkish Bath
Turkish Bath-Architecture
Turkish Bath-Architecture
Turkish Bath-Service  Step 1
Turkish Bath-Service  Step 2
Turkish Bath-Service  Step 3
Turkish Bath-Service  Step 4
Turkish Bath-Service  Step 5
Impact on hospitality&Service industry One of the symbols of Turkey Numerous tourists visit Turkey for the bath Included in most hotels’ facilities Some traditional hamams have even become destinations
Impact on society and individuals A indispensable part of the daily life of Turks A perfect way to relax More importantly, a place for socializing Plays an important role in some customs, including marriage
Tea National drink Turkish herbal tea A way of life and a sign of friendship & hospitality  Image from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_tea
Other drinks Turkish Coffee       -Fortune-telling       -“Let’s have a coffee.”  Image from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_coffee
Other drinks Alcoholic beverage Turkish wine – Raki Non-alcohol drinks Ayran(1) Boza(2) Image (1) from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayran Image (2)from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boza
Non-alcohol culture VS Hospitality industry Islam culture –alcohol is not allowed  However, many people in Turkey drink alcohol The conflicts between the Islamist-rooted AKP(Justice and development party) and hospitality industry nowadays.
       Food  Oven-baked kebab in paper FishPilaki Image from: http://www.turkish-cuisine.org/english/pages.php?ParentID=5&FirstLevel=53
       Food  Bulgur Pilaf with Tomatoes  Cigarette böreks (a kind of pastry) Image from: http://www.turkish-cuisine.org/english/pages.php?ParentID=5&FirstLevel=53
       Food  Baklava(1) Rice and Yogurt Soup(2) Image (1)from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_cuisine#Pilaf_and_pasta Image(2) from: http://www.turkish-cuisine.org/english/pages.php?ParentID=5&FirstLevel=53
Restaurant Culture Fast Food VS Traditional Turkish Cuisine Turks prefer traditional Turkish cuisine In some restaurants, it is common not to have a menu prepared for guests Tipping Customs
Holy Month-Ramazan The 30-day Islamic holy month  time of fasting, prayer and celebration. Most important Islamic holiday in turkey Fasting--letting nothing pass the lips
Impact Tourists->respect the custom Restaurants require reservations in the evening, serve no alcoholic beverage only KurbanBayrami    - 4 or 5-day public holiday    - travel is intense & hotels are crowded
Mosques The House of Prayer in Islam Host “Iftar” dinners during Ramazan Attractions
Sultan AhmetCamii (1616) (The Blue Mosque)
Hagia Sophia Museum
Impact Positive impact Visitors have to remove shoes Women need to wear scarf Visitors not allowed during prayer time
Conclusion
Culture Characteristics More of a “high-context” culture    - hide feelings to avoid hurting people    - slowly moving towards the low-context side
Culture Characteristics Power distance Low High less powerful members of organization have to follow the hierarchy order Collectivism Low High Decisions are based on what is the best for the group
Culture Characteristics Masculinity Low High modest and caring population NOT mean more equality between the sexes Uncertainty Avoidance Low High normal for countries with Muslim foundations Business impact
Conclusion     With a long and rich history, a culture consists of the extreme of Eastern and Western, and hospitable Turks, Turkey is certainly a very popular and worth visiting tourism destination. The hospitality and service industry in Turkey is growing rapidly, although restricted by religious belief, and the whole society and individuals within are in the process of westernization.
The End Thank you for your attention   (Click       to view our reference )
Reference  Aarssen, Jeroen; Backus, Ad (2000). Colloquial Turkishp.71 American Heritage Dictionary (2000). “Turk”. Retrieved 2006-12-27 from http://www.bartleby.com/ Bonnie K. Bealer, Bennett Alan Weinberg, The World of Caffeine: The Science and Culture of the World's Most Popular Drug, Routledge 2001, p.11. Carkoglu, Ali. (2004). Religion and Politics in Turkey. Routledge, UK. ISBN 0-4153-4831-5 CIA World Factbook. (2009). “Turkey”.  Daniel C. Waugh (2004). “Constantinople/Istanbul”. University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Reference  Extra, Guus; Gorter, Durk (2001). The other languages of Europe: Demographic, Sociolinguistic and Educational Perspectives. Multilingual Matters. ISBN 1-8535-9509-8 Harper, Douglas (2001). “Turk”. Retrieved 2006-12-27 from  http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Turk Hooker, Richard (1999-06-06). “Ancient Greece: the Persian Wars”. Washington State University, WA, United States.  Intute (2006-07). “Turkey – Population and Demographics”.  Kinross, Patrick (1997). The Ottoman Centuries: The Rise and fall of the Turkish Empire. Morrow. ISBN 0-6880-3093-9 Kate H. The ABC's of Larousse Gastronomique : ayran
Reference  Mango, Andrew (2000). Ataturk. Overlook. ISBN 1-5856-7011-1 M. SabriKoz. Recipes. Turkish Cuisine. Retrieved October 28, 2009, from http://www.turkish-cuisine.org/english/pages.php?ParentID=5&PagingIndex=0  Mustafa Duman: ÇayKitabı, TürkKültüründeÇay (The Tea Book: Tea in Turkish Culture),  Kitabevi Press, Istanbul, 2005, p256  Peace Research Institute Frankfurt. (2008). “Turkey: Islam and Laicism between the Interests of State, Politics, and Society”.  Robert S.(2008, May 13). Turkey: New law restricting sale of alcohol comes into effect. Retrieved October 28, 2009, from http://www.jihadwatch.org/2008/05/turkey-new-law restricting-sale-of-alcohol-comes-into-effect.html
Reference  Sabanci University (2005). Geography of Turkey.   Shaw, Stanford Jay; Kural Shaw, Ezel (1997). History of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-5212-9163-1 Thissen, Laurens (2001). Time trajectories for the Neolithic of Central Anatolia.  Today’s Zaman. (2007). “11 of world’s best 100 hotels in Turkey”. Today’s Zaman. (2008). Foreign Ministry: 89,000 minorities live in Turkey.
Reference  Turkish Directorate General of Press and Information (2003). “Historical background of radio and television broadcasting in Turkey”.  Turkish Ministry of Tourism (2005), Geography of Turkey,  Turkish Statistical Institute (2008). 2007 Census, population statistics in 2007. Turkish Statistical Institute. (2009). “Tourism Statistics in 2008”.   Turkish Directorate General of Press and Information (2001). “Turkish Constitution”.
Reference  Turkish Directorate General of Press and Information (2004). “Political Structure of Turkey”.  Whiting, D (2000). Turkey Handbook The World Bank. (2009). World Economic Indicators Database. GDP (Nominal) 2008.  The World Bank. (2009). World Economic Indicators Database. GDP (PPP) 2008.  US Library of Congress. (no date). “Geography of Turkey”. US Library of Congress

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[HTM2118]Turkey

  • 2. Outline A Brief Introduction - Basic Information - History -> Impact - Turkey Today Turkey= Turkish Bath + Tea + Holymonth Conclusion
  • 4. Etymology Türkiye (Turkey) comes from 2 words: Türk = being strong and powerful Iye = being owned and related to the Nation of Brave People In Tatar Language
  • 5.
  • 6. Location World’s 37th Largest Country with an area of 783,562 km2 97% in Asia: Anatolia 3% in Europe: Thrace Capital: Ankara Map of Turkey http://www2.canada.com/topics/ travel/guides/lp.html?destination=turkey
  • 7. Demographics Male Female Population: 71.5 million Majority: Turkey Ethnicity Officially Recognized Minorities: Armenian, Jews and Greeks Other Minorities: Kurds, Laz and Hemsin http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/土耳其
  • 8. Language and Religion Language Religion Official Language: Turkish Others: Arabic, Bosnian, Circassian and Kurdish Freedom of Religion Muslim: 98% of total population Others: Christian
  • 10. Impacts: Influenced greatly by both western and eastern cultures for a long time Building close relationship with western countries as an Islam country A Brief History
  • 11. Politics Multi-party system Parliamentary Representative Democracy Universal suffrage for both sexes over 18
  • 12. Economy World’s 15th Largest GDP-PPP in 2008 World’s 17th Largest Nominal GDP in 2008 No longer agriculture dominant Dynamic Industry Complex Developed service sector
  • 13. Tourism and Hospitality Tourism: Ranking 3 in the world’s tourism industry Hospitality: Percentages in world 100 best hotels 11 17 20
  • 15. Our Logic History Turkey= Turkish Bath + Tea + Holymonth Impact on Hospitality & Service Industry, Society & Individual
  • 16. Turkish Bath-History Dates back to Ancient Rome Ottoman Empire Islam Respect for water Cleanliness Turkish Bath
  • 24. Impact on hospitality&Service industry One of the symbols of Turkey Numerous tourists visit Turkey for the bath Included in most hotels’ facilities Some traditional hamams have even become destinations
  • 25. Impact on society and individuals A indispensable part of the daily life of Turks A perfect way to relax More importantly, a place for socializing Plays an important role in some customs, including marriage
  • 26. Tea National drink Turkish herbal tea A way of life and a sign of friendship & hospitality Image from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_tea
  • 27. Other drinks Turkish Coffee -Fortune-telling -“Let’s have a coffee.” Image from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_coffee
  • 28. Other drinks Alcoholic beverage Turkish wine – Raki Non-alcohol drinks Ayran(1) Boza(2) Image (1) from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayran Image (2)from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boza
  • 29. Non-alcohol culture VS Hospitality industry Islam culture –alcohol is not allowed However, many people in Turkey drink alcohol The conflicts between the Islamist-rooted AKP(Justice and development party) and hospitality industry nowadays.
  • 30. Food Oven-baked kebab in paper FishPilaki Image from: http://www.turkish-cuisine.org/english/pages.php?ParentID=5&FirstLevel=53
  • 31. Food Bulgur Pilaf with Tomatoes Cigarette böreks (a kind of pastry) Image from: http://www.turkish-cuisine.org/english/pages.php?ParentID=5&FirstLevel=53
  • 32. Food Baklava(1) Rice and Yogurt Soup(2) Image (1)from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_cuisine#Pilaf_and_pasta Image(2) from: http://www.turkish-cuisine.org/english/pages.php?ParentID=5&FirstLevel=53
  • 33. Restaurant Culture Fast Food VS Traditional Turkish Cuisine Turks prefer traditional Turkish cuisine In some restaurants, it is common not to have a menu prepared for guests Tipping Customs
  • 34. Holy Month-Ramazan The 30-day Islamic holy month time of fasting, prayer and celebration. Most important Islamic holiday in turkey Fasting--letting nothing pass the lips
  • 35. Impact Tourists->respect the custom Restaurants require reservations in the evening, serve no alcoholic beverage only KurbanBayrami - 4 or 5-day public holiday - travel is intense & hotels are crowded
  • 36. Mosques The House of Prayer in Islam Host “Iftar” dinners during Ramazan Attractions
  • 37. Sultan AhmetCamii (1616) (The Blue Mosque)
  • 38.
  • 39.
  • 41.
  • 42.
  • 43. Impact Positive impact Visitors have to remove shoes Women need to wear scarf Visitors not allowed during prayer time
  • 45. Culture Characteristics More of a “high-context” culture - hide feelings to avoid hurting people - slowly moving towards the low-context side
  • 46. Culture Characteristics Power distance Low High less powerful members of organization have to follow the hierarchy order Collectivism Low High Decisions are based on what is the best for the group
  • 47. Culture Characteristics Masculinity Low High modest and caring population NOT mean more equality between the sexes Uncertainty Avoidance Low High normal for countries with Muslim foundations Business impact
  • 48. Conclusion With a long and rich history, a culture consists of the extreme of Eastern and Western, and hospitable Turks, Turkey is certainly a very popular and worth visiting tourism destination. The hospitality and service industry in Turkey is growing rapidly, although restricted by religious belief, and the whole society and individuals within are in the process of westernization.
  • 49. The End Thank you for your attention  (Click to view our reference )
  • 50. Reference Aarssen, Jeroen; Backus, Ad (2000). Colloquial Turkishp.71 American Heritage Dictionary (2000). “Turk”. Retrieved 2006-12-27 from http://www.bartleby.com/ Bonnie K. Bealer, Bennett Alan Weinberg, The World of Caffeine: The Science and Culture of the World's Most Popular Drug, Routledge 2001, p.11. Carkoglu, Ali. (2004). Religion and Politics in Turkey. Routledge, UK. ISBN 0-4153-4831-5 CIA World Factbook. (2009). “Turkey”. Daniel C. Waugh (2004). “Constantinople/Istanbul”. University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
  • 51. Reference Extra, Guus; Gorter, Durk (2001). The other languages of Europe: Demographic, Sociolinguistic and Educational Perspectives. Multilingual Matters. ISBN 1-8535-9509-8 Harper, Douglas (2001). “Turk”. Retrieved 2006-12-27 from http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Turk Hooker, Richard (1999-06-06). “Ancient Greece: the Persian Wars”. Washington State University, WA, United States. Intute (2006-07). “Turkey – Population and Demographics”. Kinross, Patrick (1997). The Ottoman Centuries: The Rise and fall of the Turkish Empire. Morrow. ISBN 0-6880-3093-9 Kate H. The ABC's of Larousse Gastronomique : ayran
  • 52. Reference Mango, Andrew (2000). Ataturk. Overlook. ISBN 1-5856-7011-1 M. SabriKoz. Recipes. Turkish Cuisine. Retrieved October 28, 2009, from http://www.turkish-cuisine.org/english/pages.php?ParentID=5&PagingIndex=0 Mustafa Duman: ÇayKitabı, TürkKültüründeÇay (The Tea Book: Tea in Turkish Culture),  Kitabevi Press, Istanbul, 2005, p256 Peace Research Institute Frankfurt. (2008). “Turkey: Islam and Laicism between the Interests of State, Politics, and Society”. Robert S.(2008, May 13). Turkey: New law restricting sale of alcohol comes into effect. Retrieved October 28, 2009, from http://www.jihadwatch.org/2008/05/turkey-new-law restricting-sale-of-alcohol-comes-into-effect.html
  • 53. Reference Sabanci University (2005). Geography of Turkey. Shaw, Stanford Jay; Kural Shaw, Ezel (1997). History of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-5212-9163-1 Thissen, Laurens (2001). Time trajectories for the Neolithic of Central Anatolia. Today’s Zaman. (2007). “11 of world’s best 100 hotels in Turkey”. Today’s Zaman. (2008). Foreign Ministry: 89,000 minorities live in Turkey.
  • 54. Reference Turkish Directorate General of Press and Information (2003). “Historical background of radio and television broadcasting in Turkey”. Turkish Ministry of Tourism (2005), Geography of Turkey, Turkish Statistical Institute (2008). 2007 Census, population statistics in 2007. Turkish Statistical Institute. (2009). “Tourism Statistics in 2008”. Turkish Directorate General of Press and Information (2001). “Turkish Constitution”.
  • 55. Reference Turkish Directorate General of Press and Information (2004). “Political Structure of Turkey”. Whiting, D (2000). Turkey Handbook The World Bank. (2009). World Economic Indicators Database. GDP (Nominal) 2008. The World Bank. (2009). World Economic Indicators Database. GDP (PPP) 2008. US Library of Congress. (no date). “Geography of Turkey”. US Library of Congress