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Turkey

        Capital City: Ankara

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  • Breakfast is light and held in the morning, lunch is mid-day and dinner is the main meal usually held around 7pm.

  • Fork is held in the left hand and knife in the right.

  • Rice and lamb are found to come with many meals.

  • Kahve is a thickly brewed Turkish coffee.

  • Shish kebab with lamb and veggies are made and then cooked over a flame. 

Getting Around

  • Several cities have underground metros, such as Istanbul.

  • You will aslo find taxis and trams in cities.

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Customs

  • The main language spoken in Turkey is Turkish.

  • Elinize sağlik is said when you want to compliment a cook.

  • Afiyet Olsun is sometimes said before and after a meal.

  • You don't cross your legs when around an older or supier person.

  • One doesn't put their feet on a table or point the sole of their shoe towards a person.

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

  • Istanbul is a famous city lots of people love to visit.

  • Hagia Sophia is famous for it’s huge dome and richly decorated interior.  It's the best example of Byzantine architecture that is still standing.

  • Topkapi Palace is a museum that was once home to Turkish Sultans.

  • The Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, in the capitol, Ankara, is a place visiters love to visit due to it's amazing collection of art.

  • The people of Turkey are called Turks.

  • Turkish Baklava is a dessert Turks are famous for.

  • Soccer is the most popular sport in Turkey.

  • Grease wrestling is a traditional sport and is sometimes considered as Turkey's national sport.

LOCATION AND INTERESTING FACTS

 

Currency

  • Turkish Lira is what thier money is called

  • 1 Turkish Lira equals .34 U.S dollars

 

Getting Around

 

  • There are many airports in Turkey, one of the best is said to be the Istanbul Ataturk Airport.

  • There are busses and minibusses but tickets must be fbaught ahead of time.

  • Taxis and trams can also be found in most cities.

  • ​Cities such as Istanbul have underground metros.

Climate and What to Pack

  • Turkey has many climates to it. It is mostly Mediterranean climate but also has semiarid, and very little amounts of Marie West coast and humid subtropical.

  • ​Winter can be very cold in some parts of Turkey.

  • Summer is nice and pleseant but can be hot in some places.

  • Turkey borders both the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.

  • Euphrates and Tigris rivers  both originate in Turkey.

  • What you would pack would depend on the season they are experiencing when you go.

  • Rainfall also varies depending on the season/month.

Getting Around, Currency, and Climate/What to Pack

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