Flag: The white color on the flag means peace and honosty and the red means hadiness,bravery,strength, and valour. President:
The turkish president's name is Abdullah Gül.
Turkey's president Abdullah Gul
Capital: Ankara was formerly Angora and it is the turkish capital.
This displays a famous landmark called Troy.
Troy
This is Mount Ararat, a famous mountain in turkey.
Mount Ararat
This is one of the most magnificent views that has amazed people at first site and it is called Mount Antalya.
Antalya
Money: The type of money Turkey uses is called Lira.
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.
Flag: The white color on the flag means peace and honosty and the red means hadiness,bravery,strength, and valour.
President:
The turkish president's name is Abdullah Gül.
Capital: Ankara was formerly Angora and it is the turkish capital.
This displays a famous landmark called Troy.
This is Mount Ararat, a famous mountain in turkey.
This is one of the most magnificent views that has amazed people at first site and it is called Mount Antalya.
Money: The type of money Turkey uses is called Lira.
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