Turkey

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A little larger than the state of

______________.

Turkey lies on two continents,

__________________

and ________________.

The Land

The European and Asian parts of Turkey are separated by three important waterways,

________________

Sea of ______________

___________________

These waterways are known as the

__________________.

Camel Wrestling?? Camel wrestling in Turkey

is one of the most popular sports in the country.

The camel is natural wrestler. Their humiliating technique is close to the method used by human wrestlers.

The camel owner is more concerned with preventing their camel from being hurt than the victory, he can throw a rope on the ground which means that he accept defeat. The match lasts for 10-15 minutes

Take a Look At The Wrestling Camels

Land II

Highlands and plateaus cover most of Turkey.

The “Heart of Turkey” is

the ________________ plateau.

Mountain ranges surround this highland with the

________________ mountains in the north and

the ________________ in the south.

Economy

Wheat and livestock are the country’s leading farm products where the best farmland is found

in _____________ areas.

Turkish industry has grown quite a bit, especially in the making of

______________.

People

Most of Turkey’s

______ million people live in the northern part of the Anatolian Plateau.

______________ is the major language, but a few other languages such as Arabic are spoken.

98% of the Turkish people practice

________________.

Religion in Turkey

Cities of

Turkey

60% of Turkey’s people live in cities.

Nearly 10 million people Live in Turkey’s largest city,

________________. This city was at one time one of the strongest cities in the world. It did have a different name at the time

__________________________.

Turkey’s capital is

_______________ with a population of almost 5 million people.

Istanbul was Constantinople

Rural Areas _______________ of

Turkey’s people live on farms or in small villages.

Since the mid

_____________, people have been moving to cities for work.

Some have left Turkey in search of work elsewhere.

History

Most of Turkey’s people are descendants of an Asian people named the

_____________.

These people

____________________, meaning they moved, to the Anatolian Plateau during the 900s.

The ______________ established a Muslim empire in Turkey.

Hagia SophiaThe current building was originally constructed as a church between A.D. 532 and 537 on the orders of the Emperor Justinian. The name is translated to mean Holy WisdomIt was the religious focal point of the Eastern Orthodox Church for nearly 1000 years.In 1453, Constantinople was conquered by the Ottoman Turks and Sultan Mehmed II ordered the building to be converted into a Mosque.

Hagia SophiaAlmost Nominated as one of the New 7

Wonders of the World in 2007. Did not win in the popular vote, but it is an honor to have been one of the top 24 finalists.

A New Country During World War I,

the Ottomans were defeated and

_________________, a military hero became the first president of the new country.

Modern Turkish people remain proud of their ancient Ottoman heritage.