* is the only country in the world that is on two continents. Turkey is on both Asia and Europe. *Bordering the Black Sea between Bulgaria and Georgia and bordering the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea It is bordered by eight countries: Bulgaria to the northwest, Greece to the west, Georgia to the northeast, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Iran to the east, and Iraq and Syria to the Southeast. NATIONAL FLAG

Red with a vertical white half moon (the closed portion is toward the hoist side) and white five pointed star centered just outside the half moon opening. FACTS

Population: 79.5 million Official language: Turkish Administrative type: Democratic Republic Capital City: Ankara Currency: Turkish Lira (1 TL = 1.17 HRK) Religion: %99.8 Muslim Time differences: Ankara +2 Working days: From Monday to Friday Life expectancy: 78 Sufferage: 18 İstiklal Caddesi HISTORY

✓ Anatolia, linking Asia and Europe, has a long and distinguished record as a centre of civilization - from one of the world's first towns (Catal Huyuk), through the successive periods of Hittites and Trojans, Ionians and Lydians, Romans and Byzantines. ✓ In the 10th century, the Seljucks started migrating from their ancestral homelands towards the eastern regions of Anatolia which eventually became the new homeland of Oğuz Turkic tribes following the Battle of Manzikert in 1071. ✓ In the 15th century it was conquered by the Ottoman arm HISTORY

✓ Turkey is a democratic, secular, unıtary, constitutional republic whose political system was established in 1923 under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK, following the fall of in the after Worl War II ✓ Since then, Turkey has become increasingly with the West through membership in organizations such as; The Counsil of Europe, NATO, OECD and the G-20. Who is ATATÜRK? ✓ He was born in Selanik 1881 and died 1938 ✓ Hero of Battle fields in the World War I ✓ Atatürk is the starter of war of the independence ✓ Establisher and first minister of Turkish Republic. Also known as «Father of the Turks» Atatürk did many radical reforms to being modernise and develop more. ✓ Political – democracy ✓ Law – Swiss Law ✓ Education – Latin Alphabet ✓ Social Life- Civil and political rights to woman

Atatürk and presidents GEOGRAPHY ✓ Turkey is subdivided 7 regions. Turkey has 81 provinces. Most populated ones are İstanbul, Ankara, İzmir and Antalya. CLIMATE ✓ Around the sea of Marmara the climate is moderate (winter 5°C and summer 25°C). ✓ In Western Anatolia there is a mild, pleasant Mediterranean influenced climate with average temperatures of 9°C in winter and 29°C in summer. ✓ The climate of the Anatolian Plateau is a steppe climate, with a great temperature difference between day and night. The average temperature is about 23°C in summer and -2°C in winter. ✓ The climate in the is wet, warm and humid, with summer temperatures about 23°C, 7°C in the winter. I ✓ n Eastern Anatolia and South-Eastern Anatolia there is a long hard winter, where snow lies on the ground from November until the end of April. The average temperature in winter is -13°C an in summer 17°C. POPULAR DESTINATIONS HOUSE OF VIRGIN MARY

House of Virgin Mary is located on the top of the "Bulbul" mountain 9 km ahead of Ephesus, the shrine of Virgin Mary enjoys a marvelous atmosphere hidden in the green. It is the place where Mary may have spent her last days. THE TEMPLE OF ARTEMIS The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus located on the western coast of Asia Minor (modern Turkey) was built in the 6th century BCE, and such was its tremendous size, double the dimensions of other Greek temples including the Parthenon, that it was soon regarded as one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world CAPPADOCIA Cappadocia’s landscape includes dramatic expanses of soft volcanic rock, shaped by erosion into towers, cones, valleys, and caves. Rock-cut churches and underground tunnel complexes from the Byzantine and Islamic eras are scattered throughout the countryside. PAMUKKALE Pamukkale has been made eternally famous by the gleaming white calcite travertines (terraces) overrunning with warm, mineral-rich waters on the mountain above the village – the so-called ‘Cotton Castle' (pamuk means 'cotton' in Turkish). Just above the travertines lies Hierapolis, once a Roman and Byzantine spa city, which has considerable ruins and a museum. SUMELA MONASTRY The Greek Orthodox Monastery of the Virgin Mary, better known as Sumela Monastery, is one of the Black Sea's highlights TROJAN HORSE Trojan horse, huge hollow wooden horse constructed by the Greeks to gain entrance into Troy during the Trojan War. BOSPHORUS TURKISH CULTURE TRADITIONAL CLOTHES TRADITIONAL TILE Tile one of the Turkish traditional arts is a kind of ceramic generally used in interior or exterior decoration EVIL EYE BEARDS The Turkish evil eye amulet is extremely common in Turkey and surrounding countries. It is also known by the name Nazar Boncuğu. TURKISH CUISINE KEBAP LOKUM BAKLAVA SİMİT – AYRAN - ÇAY TÜRK KAHVESİ RELATIONS BETWEEN TURKEY AND CROTIA ✓ Turkey was among the first countries to recognize the independence of Croatia. She has established very close relations with this country and has supported its accession to NATO. ✓ H.E. President Erdoğan paid a visit to Croatia on 26-27 April 2016. Kolinda Grabar Kitaroviç, President of Croatia, paid a visit to İstanbul on 23-24 May 2016 within the context of World Humanitarian Summit. ✓ There are 15 Turkish investment firms in Croatia representing a total of 350 million Euros worth of investments. ✓ As 2017, 16.768 Croatian tourists visited Turkey. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST