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The Turks are racially diverse. Many are the descendants of refugees, often from the Balkans, but a strong sense of national identity is rooted in a shared language and religion. Most are Sunni Moslems, although a Shia community including the Alawite sect. The largest community are the Kurds, making up about 20% of the population and the rest are Turks. There are some 500,000 Arabic speakers.

Many parts of Turkey are subject to earthquakes. The Bosphorus and the Dardanelles owe their existence to the fault lines running through Turkey, leading to the creation of the Black Sea. There is an earthquake fault line across the north of the country from west to east. Within the last century there were many earthquakes along this fault line, the sizes and locations of these earthquakes can be seen on the Fault lines & Earthquakes image. This image also includes a small scaled map that shows other fault lines in Turkey.

A glance at a topographical map of Turkey immediately reveals that this is a country of mountains. Rising in all four directions, mountains encircle the peninsula of Anatolia. A part of the Alpine Himalayan mountain range, Turkey has mountainous regions of different geological formations. The North Anatolian range skirts the Mediterranean shore.

Most Popular Montains in Turkey: The Munzur Mountains, The Bolkar Mountains, The Bey Mountains, The Suphan Mountain, The Nemrut Mountain, The Mountain Erciyes, The Toros Mountains, The Kackar Mountains, The Cilo Sat Mountains, The Great Agri Mountain

There are number of sports which take place in Turkey and its districts.
The Most Popular activities are:
Track and Field, Basketball, Football (Soccer), Billiard, Wrestling, Bicycling, Marshall Art, Handball, Swimming, Body Building, Sailing, Table Tennis, Chess, Boy or Girl Scout, Volleyball, Boxing, Diving, Hunting

Turkey is one of the only regional countries that export agricultural produce such as cotton, tobacco, fruit and vegetables. Agriculture accounts for over 15% of total economic output and is a major employer, particularly of women. There are also sizeable mining and manufacturing industries. Tourism is one of the largest service sectors and serves as a key source of foreign exchange. Turkey is attempting to become part of the European Union and as a result many social and economic reforms are taking place throughout the country. As a result of this European alignment, Turkey’s trading partners have expanded widely from the Middle East, Europe, Balkans, Asia, Australia to America.

In the aftermath of the Cold War, Turkey has moved from the periphery of Europe to the center of the new political and economic reality of Eurasia. This region, which includes Central Asia, the Caucasus and the countries of the Black Sea, attracts increasing attention not only because of its potential as one of the world’s most important energy-producing areas, but also because of its position as a transport corridor linking East and West.

Turkey has historic, cultural and linguistic ties with the majority of the countries in these regions. Turkey has significantly improved economic and trade relations in the region and Turkish companies have experienced phenomenal growth through their expansion into these markets. Since 1992, Turkey’s trade volume with the region has reached almost $6 billion. Turkey’s total volume of regional investment also exceeds $6 billion. Turkish contractors have become major players in the international construction market due to their reliability, creativity and cost effectiveness. Turkish contractors have undertaken projects in Central Asia, the Russian Federation and around the world with a total value of almost $40 billion.