1.JAAK KALJA
TURKEY

2. General information
Coat of arms
Turkish republic
President - Abdullah Gl
Area - 780 580 km2
Population 73 mln
Capital Ankara
National language Turkish
Biggest citties Istambul, Ankara,
Izmir, Adana ( very urbanised country
66% lives in urban areas, 33% in country-
Side )
Money lira
3. Location
Eurasiancountry that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in Western Asia and Thrace (Rumelia) in the Balkan region of southeastern Europe.
4. People
38 % are muslems ( multicultural, has a variety of nations )
Population growth is 1.5 %
per annum.
Much emigrants big
Problem for Germany and
Many countries.
Friendly, warm, curious and talkative ( much different from the one living in tourism area )
Religios
Literacy is 86% ( Estonia 97% )
5. Religion
Islam ( few other religions ) ~99% of the population
They pray 5 times a day.
Mosques
Ramadan :
9th month of the year
To teach patience etc
Starts early
Big negative hit to economy as they end working
Only allowed to eat after sunset.
Allah
6. Cousine
Dner kebab
Pilaff
Lavash
Baklava
7. Drinks
Turkish coffe ( very strong, server in a small cup )
Turkish tea
( they drink tea
more thanthe
english people )
Raki ( although they are forbitten to drink alcohol
they do fortunetly a lott less
8. Sauna
Hammam ( low degrees )
Swetting in a seamchamber
Cooling down in jaccuzi
Different procedure ( salt massage etc )
Oli massage
9. Sports
10. Economy
A country of agriculture and industry, based on participation rate of population.
Agricultural 48%
Industrial 20%
Service 32 %
Main export : Metal, chemicals, lether, olives, dried fruit, nuts, tobacco etc
Main import : Masinary, liquid fuels, transportation goods, medicine
11. Mustafa Kemal Atatrk ( perfect )
1881-1938
A talented math student, who became the founder of Turkey; revolutionary and one of the most successful officer in Turkish arme.
Founder of Kemalism ( a perfect country pursueing for modern, democratic and secular nation state )
The first president of Turkey
Very respected to this day ( pictures etc )
Made wemens situation much better.
Quote from him :
The social change can come by (1) educating capable mothers who are knowledgeable about life; (2) giving freedom to women; (3) a man can change his morals, thoughts, and feelings by leading a common life with a woman; as there is an inborn tendency towards the attraction of mutual affection.
12. Atatrk
13. Schoolsystem
Compulsary education is up to 8th grade ( 7-14)
Education mainly stresses to math, physics, chemestry etc
Must wear schooluniforms
Have to line up every Monday ( sing their nationl anthem )
Religios subjects ( Though theyre not compulsary, about 1% dont attend them )
Weekend studies
Classroom; teachers status
School service
14. My expirience
6 flights ( Tallinn Riga - Istanbul Kahranmanmara and vice versa )
5 days ( many friends, my opinion of the people )
Many cultural trips ( To town that has the first catholic church )
About the town ( population )
My family
School expirience ( pictures, questions etc )
About foreign visitors ( Top scent ones )