My Country: TURKEYFounder: Mustafa Kemal ATATRKCapital City: AnkaraPopulation: 73,722,988

My Country: TURKEYTurkey is aEurasiancountry located in Western Asia(mostly in theAnatolianpeninsula) and inEast ThraceinSoutheastern Europe.

My Country: TURKEYTurkey is ademocratic,secular,unitary,constitutional republicwith an ancient cultural heritage. The vast majority of the population areMuslims.

Turkey has become increasingly integrated with theWestthrough membership in organizations such as theCouncil of Europe,NATO,OECD,OSCEand theG-20 major economies.

Turkey beganfull membership negotiationswith theEuropean Unionin 2005

My Country: TURKEYTurkey's location at the crossroads of Europe and Asia makes it a country of significant geostrategic importance.

Given its strategic location, large economy and military strength, Turkey is a majorregional power.

My Country: TURKEY

Turkey beganfull membership negotiationswith theEuropean Unionin 2005

My Country: TURKEYLargest Cities of Turkey

stanbul: 13,120,596Ankara: 4,431,719zmir: 3,950,000Bursa: 2,605,495Adana: 1,584,053

My Country: TURKEYReligions in Turkey1. Muslims: 98% of the population2. Christians- Orthodox: 85,000- Catholic: 35,000- Protestants: smaller number3. Jewish: 26,0004. Others

Ethnic groups in TurkeyTurks: 76%Kurds: 15.7%Others: 8.3%(Armenians,GreeksandJews,Abkhazians,Albanians,Arabs,Assyrians,Bosniaks,Circassians,Georgians,Hamshenis,Laz,Pomaks,Roma. )

Some Photos from TurkeyBosphorus Bridgein Istanbul, connecting Europe (left) and Asia (right.)

Atatrks Massoleum, Antkabir, Ankara

Portion of the legendary walls ofTroy (VII), identified as the site of theTrojan War, anakkale (ca. 1200 BCE.)

TheCelsus LibraryinEphesus in zmir, dating from 135 AD.

ldenizBeach nearFethiyeon the Turkish Riviera.

TheSelimiye MosqueinEdirneis one of the most famousarchitectural legaciesof the Ottoman Empire.

Maslakfinancial district inIstanbul.

A hanging limestone wall at Pamukkale, Denizli(Unesco World Heritage Site)

Hierapolis, Pamukkale, Denizli

Mevlana Jalaladdin Rumis Tomb and Museum, Konya2007 was declared the International Rumi Year by UNESCO

Come, come, whoever you are, Wanderer, idolater, worshiper of fire, Come even though you have broken your vows a thousand times, Come, and come yet again. Ours is not a caravan of despair.- Mewlana Jalaladdin Rumi -

Fairy chimneys inrgp, NevehirA historical church in Derinkuyu, Nevehir

One of the fastest growing airline companies in the world,Turkish Airlines was chosen as the official carrier by Europe's leadingfootballclubs likeFC BarcelonaandManchester United. The company is also the primary sponsor of Euroleague Basketball.

Esenboa International AirportinAnkara.

The historicstiklal AvenueinIstanbul's cosmopolitanBeyoludistrict.

TheSultan Ahmed Mosquein Istanbul.

One of the main entrance gates of the Dolmabahe Palacein Istanbul.

Istanbul Parkracing circuit a few hours before theF1Turkish Grand Prix.

Church of Saint Peter, Hatay

Smela Monastery, Trabzon

City of Safranbolu(UNESCO World Heritage Site)

MardinMonastery of Deyrul Zafran, Mardin

Akdamar Cathedral, Van

sunset in Antalya

Konyaalt Beach, AntalyaDden Waterfall, Antalya