Turkish

Turkish
Language of the half term
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Places where Turkish is spoken
around the world
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Turkey
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• The capital of Turkey is Ankara.
• Turkey is bordered by eight countries:
Bulgaria, Greece, Georgia, Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq and Syria.
The
Mediterranean Sea and Cyprus are to the
south; the Aegean Sea to the west; and
the Black Sea is to the north.
• Turkey is a republic.
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Flag of Turkey
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Number of speakers in the world
• Turkish is the official language of the Republic of Turkey
and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).
• Turkish is also spoken within communities of the Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) where at
least 20% of the local population speak it.
• Turkish is spoken by 2 million people in Germany due to
a huge Turkish population living there. About 800,000
people in Bulgaria and over a million people in France,
the Netherlands, Austria, Belgium, the United Kingdom,
and the United States of America also speak Turkish.
• There are also small communities of Turkish speakers
found in Greece, Russia and Azerbaijan.
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Currency of Turkey
Lira
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Religions in Turkey
• 99% of the Turkish population is Muslim.
• The Shia Alevi community, a distinct Muslim
sect, make up 20% of the population.
• The remaining is composed of Orthodox
Christians, Gregorian Christians, Catholic,
Suryani and Protestant Christians, and Jews.
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Important dates for Turkish speakers
• April 23rd: National Sovereignty and Children's Day
"Ulusal Egemenlik ve Çocuk Bayramı"
• May 19th: Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day
"Atatürk'ü Anma, Gençlik ve Spor Bayramı"
• August 30th: Victory Day
"Zafer Bayramı"
• October 29th: Republic Day
"Cumhuriyet Bayramı"
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National Sovereignty and Children's Day
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Religious festivals of Turkey
• The three-day, post-Ramadan,
Şeker/Ramazan Bayramı
(Eid ul-Fitr; i.e. "Bayram of Sweets" or
"Ramadan Bayram")
• The four-day Kurban Bayramı
(Eid ul-Adha; i.e. "Sacrifice Bayram")
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Traditional clothes
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Traditional Food
Meatballs on
Skewers
Buerrek: pastry with
fillings like cheese, meat,
spinach and potatoes
Chicken with
Bulgur Pilaf
Kadayıf
Stuffed Eggplant
Imam Bayaldi
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Turkish coffee: The
thick and dark coffee
comes in a small cup
and can be served
with or without sugar.
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Traditional arts & crafts
Sema represents a mystical journey
of man's spiritual ascent through
mind and love to "Perfect."
Traditional Folk
Dance
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Turkish Alphabet
• Aa Bb Cc Çç Dd Ee Ff Gg Ğğ Hh Iı İi Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo
Öö Pp Rr Ss Şş Tt Uu Üü Vv Yy Zz
• The Turkish alphabet is a Latin-based alphabet used for writing the
Turkish language, consisting of 29 letters, a certain number of which
(Ç, Ğ, I, İ, Ö, Ş, and Ü) have been modified for the phonetic
requirements of the language.
• Of these 29 letters, 8 are vowels (A, E, I, İ, O, Ö, U, Ü); the 21
others are consonants.
• The letters Q, W, and X of the modern basic Latin alphabet do not
occur in the Turkish alphabet.
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Numbers 1 to 10
Bir
Altı
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İki
İki
Üç
Üç
Dört
Yedi Sekiz Dokuz
Beş
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Greetings
• Merhaba (Hello)
• Hoş Geldiniz (Welcome)
• Teşekkür Ederim
(Thank You)
• Hoşçakal (Good-bye)
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Days of the week
Pazartesi
Salı
Çarşamba
Perşembe
Cuma
Cumartesi
Pazar
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Months of the year
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Ocak
Şubat
Mart
Nisan
Mayıs
Haziran
Temmuz
Ağustos
Eylül
Ekim
Kasım
Aralık
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Famous landmarks in Turkey
Troy
Ephesus
Hagia Sophia
Pamukkale
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