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TurkeyBy: Cooper Gray
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Geography
• Turkey is located North of the middle east and is bordered by 7 countries, Georgia, Armenia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Greece, and Bulgaria. It is over 485,029 miles in size. It's capitol is Ankara which has over 4,660,000 million people.
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People
• There are 77 million people living in Turkey at the last census.
• 99% of those people are Muslim.• The population is growing at a 1% increase.• Another name for a person from Turkey is a
Turk.
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Landforms
• The highest peak in Turkey is Greater Ararat at 16,854 feet.
• The lowest point in Turkey is the Mediterranean Sea at 0 feet.
• The biggest island in Turkey is Prince island
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Waterforms
• Turkey is bordered by two seas, the Black Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea.
• The longest river in Turkey is the Kizilirmak.• The biggest lake in Turkey is Lake Van
stretching over 119 miles at some points.
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Entertainment
• Soccer is the #1 sport in Turkey. Although basketball is becoming more and more popular every year.
• The younger population in Turkey enjoy casinos and gambling all over Turkey.
• There are also hundreds of miles of coastline in Turkey which means there are a lot of beach goers to.
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Food
• Food in Turkey is eaten from very fresh ingredients because most of the ingredients they use are grown locally.
• They have a large variety of different dishes that use a variety of vegetables and fruits
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Food cont.
Cabbage Dolma Baklava
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Customs
• It is rude to blow you nose or pick your teeth in public.
• If someone asks you a yes or no question you would do one of the following:
Yes: nod your head.No: Raise your head and eyebrows and say “tsk”I do not understand: Shake your head rapidly.
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Fun facts
• You cannot hunt any animal on Sunday’s except for raccoons.
• Youtube has been banned in all parts of Turkey after insults to the founding fathers of the country.
• Turkey is actually part of two continents, Europe, and Asia. Thrace is in Europe and Anatolia is Asia.
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The End