Presentation of Turkey eTwinning Project "Stay Human"

1. STAY HUMAN

3. ■ It is located in Asian and
European continents.
■ It’s capital city is Ankara
(Not Istanbul)
■ Population: 79 Million
■ It’s flag occurs from white crescent
and star on a red plain which
symbols blood.
■ There are 81 cities and the
biggest one is Istanbul in point of
population but the biggest city is
Konya in terms of area.
■ It is a republic since 1923 by
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
■ Majority of the population is
Muslim and the spoken language
is Turkish.

6. 1881-1938
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was born in 1881,
in Salonica (Selanik). His father was Ali Rıza Efendi
and his mother was Zübeyde Hanım. He had a sister
called Makbule. He was well-educated year by year.
He improved himself by reading a lot.
He was not only soldier but also scientist. He
dedicated himself to his people. He made the Turkey
a better place, but it wasn’t so easy as it was
thought. He was ready to sacrifice himself for his
country’s future. He managed the Independence War
of Turkey. Although he was a leader, he fought in
front lines of the war. Finally, the whole world knew
him but unfortunately in 1938 he died from cirrhosis.

7. Çanakkale is the most historical place in Turkey because in the First World War,
the only place which enemies couldn’t get was Çanakkale. Rumor has it
whenever rains in Çanakkale, there is still smell of soldiers’ blood.

9. ■ In Turkey, you can’t get in the house with your shoes.
■ Every name has a meaning.
■ When a child borns, the elder person in the family whispers baby’s name to
her/his ear.
■ In the wedding day, before bride and groom come into the new house, they
break a plate to make the evil eyes gone.
■ After you drink Turkish coffee, you can look to your fortune from the cup.

12. CUISINE

14. Places to Visit
• Turkey’s biggest zoo • Adana Stone Bridge
• Palandöken Mountains • Van Lake

15. • Pamukkale Travertines • Cappadocia
• Nemrut Mountains • Ayder Plateau

18. ANTALYA

20. SOME INTERESTING FACTS
• The first Christian church the Cave Church,
was built in Antioch, Turkey(Hatay)
• Turkey is the 6th most popular tourist
destination in the world
• Istanbul is the world’s only city spanning
two continents.
• Hezârfen Ahmet Çelebi was the first man
to fly a significant distance, using artificial
wings to fly
• According to Maya calendar, on 21th
December 2012, it was going to be the
end of the world and the only place which
was not going to see any danger was in
Turkey/Izmir-Şirince. In that time there
were so many people who believed it and
came there.