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Turkey Administration

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Population : About 74 million
Population density :
General : 73 sq km/190 sq mile
Istanbul : 1023 sq km/2650 sq mile
Izmir : 194 sq km/502 sq mile
Ankara : 108 sq km/280 sq mile
Language : Officially Turkish
Money : Turkish Lira
Parliament : The Turkish Grand National Assembly (TGNA) is the power of Turkish Republic and performs its function on behalf of Turkish Nation. The total number of the members in TGNA is 550. General elections in every 5 years. President every 7 years, elected by the parliament.

Turkish Education System

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After the change from the Ottoman to the Turkish Republic many reforms in education were made. As in Ottomans the Ottoman language was difficult, the alphabet was the Arabic one which is very difficult to learn, the literacy ratio was very low and the religion education was the major subject many radical changes has been made. Some important ones were secularization and change of alphabet.Education has been made a top priority of national development.

It has the largest budget of any ministry with an allocation of over 22% of the national budget. The aim of the Turkish educational system is to nurture productive, happy individuals with broad views on world affairs who will unite in national consciousness and thinking to form an inseparable state, and will contribute to the prosperity of society through their skills. This is thought to be instrumental in making the Turkish nation a creative and distinguished member of the modern world.
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Education: Compulsory for 8 years (recently decreed)
Literacy Rate: Total 82 %, Male 89%, Female 69 %
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Geogrphy Location of Turkey

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Protected to the north, west and south by sea, guarded to the east and southeast by impenetrable mountain ranges, Turkey has the varied landscape of a continent complete in itself. Arable plains change over long distances into areas of steppe and pasture suitable only for livestock, surrounded by barren rocky regions or dense swathes of virgin forest. Throughout the course of history, the landscape has played a key role in determining the settlement of civilizations, migrations, invasions and the spread of numerous religions.

Turkey is located in south/western Asia (the part that is west of the Bosphorus is included with Europe, or referred to as the ‘European side’) and borders south eastern Europe. In the north it borders the Black Sea. To the west is the Aegean Sea, Greece and Bulgaria and to the east are Georgia, Armenia and Iran. In the south it borders the Mediterranean Sea, along with Iraq and Syria. It occupies a landmass of 780,580 square kilometres and its capital is Ankara.

Archaeology in Turkey

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Mylasa Iassos Euromos
Mylasa, which was the former capital of Caria, houses monuments bearing witness to great past of the town. From the ending of the name “asa”, we understand this was an Anatolian name and it is suggested it was one of the early cities established in the region… Due to its privileged location, its marble and fishing, Iassos had been inhabited since the earliest days of the history. The city was founded by the Greek colonist coming from Argos nearly 9th BC and then inhabited by the immigrants from… Located in the north of Bodrum, the ancient city of is Euromos worth visiting because of her temple. The city got its name 4th century BC when Caria became under the Greek rule. It is suggested that the name Euromos was also used for the district…
Miletus Didyma Ephesus
Miletus, the queens of the Ionian cities, was first founded 3000 years BC. It was first inhabited by the Minoens and the by the Mycenaeans. Ionians came to Miletos 1000 BC. according to the a legend, sacred fish of Apollo dolphin guided Ionians towards present day… This impressive Ionic temple was one of the greatest oracle temples of the ancient world. During the archaeological research done, German archaeologist discovered the remains of an earlier temple, dating back to 8 century BC. But first temple in monumental portions Located in the south of Izmir, Ephesus was the capital city of Roman province of Asia. It was the largest harbor on the Aegean Sea and city with great population reaching nearly 250.000 people in the Roman times. In the days of the Apostle John, Ephesus was the
Caunos Cnidus Labranda
Caunos, a Hittite or Lelegian city, was hellenised in the IVth BC and became a part of the satrapy of Caria governed by Hecatomnos and his successors. After having been ruled by the successors of Alexander the Great, the city finally was freed by the Romans from the Rhodian yoke… Cape crio, feared by ancient mariners, marks the western extremity of the headland that protects the harbor of cnidus, an ancient city now excavated to reveal some of its former grandeur. The city’s greatest claim to fame was its statue of naked aphrodite sculpted … The city is situated on the slopes of impressive hill. Labranda was the site of the most sacred shrines of Caria. The shrine was dedicated to Zeus Straticus, whose festival was celebrated here by whole Carian population. A sacred road of which we see the remains…
Priene Hieropolis Pamukkale Lycia
Located in the south of Ephesus, The city of Priene offers the marvellous features of a 4th century Greek city. Priene was designed by famous town planner, Hippodamos of Miletus.who designed the city in chess board plan with the strait streets cutting each… Although Herodotus mentions a town called “watery” in this region, we don’t have the mention of the city down to Hellenistic Period. Hieroplis was founded by one of the Pergamon Kings in the memory of his mother or wife. The city became so popular because of hot The earliest known burials were carried out by Neanderthal man who lived between 150,000 and 60,000 years ago. These early human beings discovered how to use tools and control fire, and that they also buried their dead was proved by excavations in the Zagros Mountains…
Magnesia Heraclia
Located in the south of Ephesus, Magnesia is an impressive site. Buried under the sand, brought by Meander River, Magnesia still houses outstanding monuments for shedding light upon history and architecture of the region.According to tradition Situated at the head of Latmian Gulf, Heraclia was called Latmus at the beginning taking its name from the impressive mountain reaching the height of 1300 meters above the sea level. Hearclia, which was located at the head of the gulf never, became an…

Caves of Turkey

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As it is known, the caves are the first natural shelters used by the human being. Therefore they attract the attention of many researchers and force them to search. Moreover, discoveries of the beauties and mystery in the caves make people happy and peacefull. Apart from this, the caves provide the facilities for performing the exciting sports and bring about the development of speleology which means the science of caves.

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