Country

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Country

• Formal Name Republic of Turkey
• Short Form Turkey
• Term for Citizens Turk(s)
• Capital Ankara

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Government

• Founder Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK
• Capital Ankara
• Government type Democratic Secular Republic
• President Ahmet Necdet SEZER (May 2000)
• Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan
• Population 66,410,000

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Turkey with Border Countries
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Transportation Preference
58.5
31.8
2.1
3.0
1.2
Others 3.3
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Terrain Climate

• Periphery of Turkey has Mediterranean climate
  with cool, rainy winters and hot, moderately dry
  summers.
• Interior, shielded from Mediterranean influences
  by mountains, has continental climate with cold
  winters and dry, hot summers.
• Turkey is a land of mountains, streams, lakes,
  green plains and thick forests.

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Religion Languages

• RELIGION
• Muslims 98
• Other 2 (Christian and jews)
• LANGUAGES
• Turkish is the official language.
• Almost all educated Turks have command of a
  foreign language.
• English is the dominant language for
  international business.
• German and French also spoken.

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Istanbul City at the crossroads
Population 11 million
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Activities

• Yachting
• Mountaineering
• Underwater diving
• Golf
• Conventional Facilities
• Hot SpringsSpas

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Government

• Administrative divisions 81 provinces
• Independence 29 October 1923
• Suffrage 18 years of age
• Legislative branch Grand National Assembly of
  Turkey(TBMM)
• Military age 20 years of age
• In December 1999, Turkey became the European
  Unions (EU) first candidate for full membership
  with a predominantly Muslim population.

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Main Industries Agriculture Products

• Main Industries
• Textiles
• Food processing
• Autos
• Mining (coal, chromite, copper, boron)
• Steel
• Petroleum
• Construction
• Lumber
• Paper

• Agriculture Products
• Tobacco
• Cotton
• Grain
• Olives
• Sugar beets
• Pulse
• Citrus
• Livestock

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Exports- CommoditiesPartners

• Apparel (25.6 )
• Foodstuffs (15.4 )
• Textiles (12.3 )
• Metal manufactures (8.6 )
• Transport equipment (8.1 )

• Germany (18.7)
• US (11.4)
• UK (7.4)
• Italy (6.3)
• France (6.0)

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Imports- CommoditiesPartners

• Machinery (28.3 )
• Chemicals (15.2 )
• Semi-finished goods (14.5 )
• Fuels (11 )
• Transport equipment (9.5 )

• Germany(13.1)
• Italy (7.9)
• US (7.2)
• Russia (7.0)
• France (6.6)
• UK (5.0)