The lands of Turkey are located at a point where the three continents making up the old world.

POPULATION 71.8 million AREA 314 500 square miles LANGUAGE Turkish(uses Latin Alphabet)

RELIGION % 99 Muslim

CAPITAL ANKARA

Turkey's Miss World contestant Azra Akin is crowned Miss World 2002

Nurcan Taylan won the women's 48kg category at the 28th Athens Olympic Games in 2004

Turkey is democratic, secular and social state governed by the rule of law

Turkish women were granted suffrage rights first in local elections

in 1930

In 1993, the liberal economics professor Tansu Ciller became the first woman prime minister of Turkey

TURKEY is a member of NATO since 1952

Turkey will start negotiations With European Union for full membership in October 2005

A LITTLE BIT HISTORY Turkey is often called "the cradle of civilization...

Temples of Artemis and Mausoleum At Halicarnassus,the two of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world, are in Turkey

Early Christians carved out the rock churches and underground cities for Which Cappadocia is so famous.

CAPPADOCIA

Mt. Ararat, the traditional resting place of Noah's Ark, is located in eastern Turkey

The Sumela Monastery, which stands on the foot of a steep cliff in Trabzon

The words "shish kebab" are Turkish in origin: siskebabi; sis meaning spit and kebap meaning roast meat.

Imam bayildi(Stuffed eggplant)

Sarma(Stuffed grape leaves)

BAKLAVA WELL-KNOWN TURKISH DESSERT

TURKISH TEA

PICTURES FROM ALL AROUND TURKEY

ISTANBUL / BOSPHORUSISTANBUL BOSPORUS

ISTANBUL

AK MERKEZMALL IN ISTANBUL

MAIDEN TOWER

SULTANAHMET MOSQUE

BLUE MOSQUE &HAGIA SOPHIA

ORTAKOY MOSQUE

SULEYMANIYE MOSQUE

TRAVERTINE PAMUKKALE

TRAVERTINE PAMUKKALE

VAN CAT

I hope you get a chance to know TURKEY better

By Nazmiye Kadioglu