Billy Griffith - Turkey

Flag: The white color on the flag means peace and honosty and the red means hadiness,bravery,strength, and valour.
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President:
The turkish president's name is Abdullah Gül.
Turkey's president Abdullah Gul
Turkey's president Abdullah Gul

Capital: Ankara was formerly Angora and it is the turkish capital.
This displays a famous landmark called Troy.
Troy
Troy

This is Mount Ararat, a famous mountain in turkey.
Mount Ararat
Mount Ararat

This is one of the most magnificent views that has amazed people at first site and it is called Mount Antalya.
Antalya
Antalya

Money: The type of money Turkey uses is called Lira.
unit of currency
unit of currency

History: Five interesting facts about my country are:
*Trojan wars took place in western Turkey
*St. Peter's church was the first church built by man in Antioch
*Introduced coffee to Europe
*Dutch,s amazing and famous tulips were given to them by the turks
*Noah's ark stopped on eastern Turky's Mount Ararat
Food: *Ekmek, pide and simit are breads that are meant to be eaten the same day they are baked.
*Manti are dumplings of dough that are made from met mix and are usually eaten with garlic yogurt
*Izgara is a mixed meat that is grilled and served as the main dish
*Dolma are stuffed vegatables that are usually stuffed with meat or rice
*Hamsi is one of the most well know fish and turkey and it can be served in fourty-one ways
*Three grain based deserts are baked pastries,fried yeast dough pastries, and pan sauteed desserts
*Kofte is a dish that came from the west that is made with zucchini
*Pide is a flat bread that is used in many dishes
*Ekmek is the ordinary white bread in turkey
*Kebap is a way of cooking your meat as if it was over a fire the way they did it back ion the turkish past
What I Learned: Writting this paper i learned many things i never knew about a culture i really didnt know about.I learned that trojen wars took place in parts of turkey. I think it is also really cool that the colors on the flags meant such noble things about the country. I also learned that there are tons of different types of money and they go up to the thousands. Turkey is a really old fashion place that cook ther foods the way they were hundreds of years ago.
What I wrote in the first paragraph inspires me that peopl can cook things that were cooked many years ago. I also learned that turkey has a president. I never would of learned that turkey gave the dutch there famous tulips if i didnt do this paper.I think the country is amazing. I hope some day i can travel some where amazing like this place and experience different cultures and see them from a differenr view.

Sources: 1. http://www.flags-flags-flags.org.uk/turkish-flag.htm
2. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/aug/16/turkey.usforeignpolicy
3. http://www.videosofturkey.com/category.asp?id=37
4. http://www.allaboutturkey.com/diduknow.htm
5. http://www.turizm.net/turkey/tips/storyfood.html

Score: 145/150