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ESL 156 Culture Studies Instructor : Lyra Riabov Presenter : Ahmet Eman

ESL 156 Culture Studies Instructor : Lyra Riabov Presenter : Ahmet Eman. Outline. Geography Location Size Population Culture. Geography. Turkey is located in Middle East Three sides of Turkey are surrounded by Black sea, Mediterranean sea and Aegean sea

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ESL 156 Culture Studies Instructor : Lyra Riabov Presenter : Ahmet Eman

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  1. ESL 156 Culture Studies Instructor : LyraRiabov Presenter : AhmetEman

  2. Outline • Geography • Location • Size • Population • Culture

  3. Geography • Turkey is located in Middle East • Three sides of Turkey are surrounded by Black sea, Mediterranean sea and Aegean sea • It is like a bridge between Asia and Europe

  4. Neighbors of Turkey

  5. Size Population • 72.561.312 people and nearly 17 million people live in Istanbul 302535 square miles Smaller than America (more than 12.5 times)

  6. National currency • Turkish Lira (TL) • $1 = 1,4 TL.

  7. Religion • The majority is Muslim • Turkish and we use Latin or Roman Alphabet • In addition, Turkish Alphabet has “ ı, ö, ü, ş, ğ, ç ’’. Language

  8. Capital City • Ankara • It is located in the middle of Turkey • Nearly 8 million people

  9. The biggest city is Istanbul Nearly 17 million people

  10. Tourist cities • Hagia Sofia (Istanbul)

  11. The city of beach-Antalya • Konyaalti beach • Valley tour by balloon • Diving

  12. Ancient City-Mardin • Mardin Castle B.C. 4500 • Ancient super market • A historical hotel

  13. Traditional Holidays • Children’s Day 23 April • Independence Day 30 August

  14. Religious Holidays Ramadan Eid • After Ramadan Month • All families gather and make dinner • Every person gets different kinds of cookies and sugars Qrban (Victim) Eid Festival of Sacrifice Similar to Thanksgiving Every family bringssome meats and give money for poor families

  15. Traditional Foods • Turkish kebab

  16. Doner

  17. Baklava

  18. Lokum (Delight)

  19. Sources • http://www.gozlemci.net/4187-turkiye-nin-yuzolcumu-ve-sinirlari.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey • http://www.blurtit.com/q927947.html • http://www.mardinimiz.com/english/history.htm • http://www.x-rates.com/d/TRY/table.html

  20. Do you have questions?

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