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NOVEMBER 2013 – MAY 2015
Comenius Multilateral Partnership
TRAINING FOR LIFELEADERSHIP INITIATIVE FOR EUROPE
November 2013 – May 2015
Turkey is the only country in the world that is on two continents. Turkey is on
both Asia and Europe.
LOCATION
Bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and bordering the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Greece
and Syria.
It is bordered by eight countries: Bulgaria to the
northwest, Greece to the west,
Georgia to the northeast, Armenia,
Azerbaijan and Iran to the east,
and Iraq and Syria to the southeast.
LOCATION
Area Total: 780,580 km²
7 geographical regions
LOCATION
Red with a vertical white half moon (the closed portion is toward the hoist side) and white five-pointed star centered just outside the half-
moon opening.
NATIONAL FLAG & EMBLEM
Seal of the President of Turkey. The 16 stars symbolize
the 16 Turkish states in history.
Used only in embassies &
Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Capital: Ankara
Established: 1923
Establisher: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
President: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Prime Minister: Ahmet Davutoğlu
Government Type: Democratic Secular Republic
Largest Cities: Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Adana, Antalya
Population: 73 million
Language: Turkish.
COUNTRY PROFILE & FACTS
R.T. ERDOĞAN
ATATÜRK
A. DAVUTOĞLU
Religious
Feast of Ramadan. ( 3 days )
Feast of the Sacrifice.( 4 days )
Other holidays
New Year's Day (1stJanuary)
National Sovereignty & Children's Day (23rdApril)
Ataturk's Commemoration & Youth and Sports Day (19thMay)
Victory Day (30th August)
Republic Day (29th October 1923)
FACTS
Istiklal Avenue
Official Holidays
History
Turkey has been the home of many civilisations
Göbekli Tepe, the first evidence of man presence in the world.
Portion of the legendary walls Troy (VII), identified as the site of the Trojan War
Antiquity The Anatolian peninsula (also called Minor Asia), comprising most of modern Turkey, is one of the oldest continually inhabited regions in the world due to its location at the intersection of Asia and Europe.
History
The temple of artemis is one of the seven wonders of the world. The town of Selcuk in Izmir.
History
HISTORY The Turks and the Ottoman Empire
Ancient people who lived in the area include the Hittites of Hattusha, Phrygians and Lydians.
The Persians ruled between 545-383 BC, followed by the Greeks (333-30BC) and the Romans(30BC-395 AD).
In the 10th century, the Seljuks started migrating from their ancestral homelands towards the eastern regions of Anatolia, which eventually became the new homeland of
Oğuz Turkic tribes following the Battle of Manzikert (Malazgirt) in 1071.
In the fifteenth century it was
conquered by the Ottoman arm
(the capital city was renamed Istanbul).
Turkey is a democratic, secular, unitary, constitutional republic whose political system was established in 1923 under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, following the fall of the Ottoman Empire in the after World War I.
Since then, Turkey has become increasingly integrated with the West through membership in organizations such as ;
The Council of Europe, NATO, OECD, OSCE and the G-20 major economies.
Turkey began full membership negotiations with the European Union in 2005.
History
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
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…
CULTURE
Turkish hand-woven carpets are exporting all over the world.
CULTURE
Turkish culture is unique in the world in that it has infl uenced and has been infl uenced 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…
TURKISH FOOD, DESSERTS AND DRINKS
Döner Kebab is a Turkish dish made of lamb meat. It is cooked on a vertical spit and sliced off to order and
served wrapped in bread with salad.
TURKISH FOOD, DESSERTS AND DRINKS
Şiş kebab
Adana kebab
TURKISH FOOD, DESSERTS AND DRINKS
Mantı dumplings consist of a spiced meat mixture, usually lamb or ground beef, in a dough wrapper, either boiled or steamed.Mantı are typically served topped with yogurt and garlic and spiced with red pepper powder and melted butter, and topped with ground sumac and dried mint.
TURKISH FOOD, DESSERTS AND DRINKS
Simit is a circular bread with sesame seeds
TURKISH FOOD, DESSERTS AND DRINKS
The stuffing may or may not include meat.Meat dolma are generally served warm, often with sauce;meatless ones are generally served cold with yogurt.
TURKISH FOOD, DESSERTS AND DRINKSDolma is a family of stuffed vegetable dishes in the cuisines of the former Ottoman Empire.Perhaps the best-known is the grape-leaf dolma.Common vegetables to stuff include eggplant, tomato and pepper.
Tarhana soup is a dried-yogurt based soup.
TURKISH FOOD, DESSERTS AND
DRINKS
Baklava is a rich, sweet pastry made of layers of phyllo dough filled with chopped nuts and sweetened with syrup or honey.
TURKISH DELIGHT
Ayran is a yogurt-based beverage. It is a mixture of yogurt, cold water, and sometimes salt. Ayran is usually served chilled, and is a common accompaniment to döner, kebab, etc.
TURKISH DRINKS
Turkish tea is a type of tea that is popular mainly in the Turkish-speaking countries.
Within Turkey, the tea is usually known as Rize tea.
Virtually all of the tea is produced in the Rize
province, a Turkish province on the Black Sea coast.
TURKISH DRINKS
SOME POPULAR DESTINATIONS IN TURKEY
Cappadocia: The famous fairy chimneysNEVŞEHİR
Ölüdeniz (Deadsea) /MUĞLA
Mardin Houses / MARDİN
Ancient Ruins in İZMİR
Ancient Ruins in İZMİR
Nemrut MountADIYAMAN
PAMUKKALE
Sümela MonasteryTRABZON
Trojan HorseÇANAKKALE
Topkapı PalaceİSTANBUL
Mor Hananyo Monastery in MERSİN
Adapazarı / SAKARYA
LOCATION Sakarya is located in the Marmara Region. Its adjacent provinces are Kocaeli to the west, Bilecik to the south, Bolu to the southeast, and Düzce to the east. The capital of Sakarya is Adapazarı
HistoryAdapazarı was a village named “Ada” in 1573, a sub-district in 1646, a village inside Akyazı in 1658.
The residency area had the status of a district for 117 years between 1837 – 1954 during the Ottoman and Republican eras
HistoryAdapazarı, being a district of Kocaeli for many years, separated from Kocaeli and took the name “Sakarya” in June 22, 1954 by the law number 6419. After Adapazarı took the name Sakarya as being the center of the districts Akyazı, Geyve, Hendek and Karasu, in December 1, 1954 the first governor Nazım Üner began active duty with ceremonies
SOME POPULAR DESTINATIONS IN SAKARYA
The Sangarius Bridge or Bridge of Justinian (Turkish: Justinianos Köprüsü or Beşköprü) is a late Roman bridge over the river Sakarya (Latin: Sangarius) in Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey
Bridge of Justinian
Old Bridge of Sakarya
City Park
Acarlar Deep Spot
Sapanca Lake
Historical CityTARAKLI
Karagöl Plateau
GÜNEŞLER ANATOLIAN HIGH SCHOOL
Güneşler Anatolian High School was established in 2007. It is located in Sakarya, near the city center.
The Mission of the school is to educate students with ambitious, enthusiastic skills and with the ability to adapt
to dynamic and changing life conditions.
GÜNEŞLER ANATOLIAN HIGH SCHOOL
It aims to develop students’ abilities of self confident and leadership with the harmony of creative thinking, tolerance and responsiblity.
GÜNEŞLER ANATOLIAN HIGH SCHOOL
There are 346 students in the school, of which 148 female students and 198 male students. The student's age is 13-18. As a result of education system in Turkey, the school has gained “Anatolian” statue since 2012.
GÜNEŞLER ANATOLIAN HIGH SCHOOL
The motto of our school is “The best way to
guess the future is to make it come true”
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