Week 11 - All About Turkiye's Culture.pptx

Brief presentation about Turkiye's people and culture, including languages, religions, famous places, foods, etc.

1. Türkiye

2. Türkiye 2 Continents: Europe & Asia Area: 770,000 km 2 (2X Japan!)

3. Türkiye People Languages: Turkish (official), Kurdish, minority languages Hello: Merhaba ! or Selam ! Religions: Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews) Common jobs: More than 55% of workers in the service sector, 27% - in industry, 17.7% - in agriculture. Most popular jobs in Turkey are cleaners, waitresses, maids, dancers, animators, guides, bartenders and massage therapists.

4. Traditional clothes Kaftan: long, embroidered robe or dress Fez: tall, straight had made of wool

5. Tulip Festival Held in Istanbul - the world-famous flower festival Held every spring for about a month Every April, Istanbul becomes tulip capital of the world

6. Whirling Dervish World-famous ceremonies started as a form of meditation Dancers fast for many hours before the ceremony, start to spin on their right foot with their eyes open, but unfocused. Their whirling is accompanied by music (a singer, a flute-player, a kettle-drummer and a cymbal player).

7. "Children - flowers of life!" Every citizen of Turkey loves the younger generation. Turkish families often have many children, the norm is 3 or more children. The date of the national celebration is on 23 April.

8. The capital of Turkey, Ankara or Istanbul? Ankara - is the official capital of modern Turkey, and Istanbul is the largest city of Turkey and the former capital of the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman empires. Ankara is the second largest city (population 4 million.) Turkey after Istanbul, administrative, political and cultural center of Turkey, city ministries, embassies and universities.

9. Ephesus Temple of Artemis in the ancient city of Ephesus was one of the original Seven Wonders of the World. The settlement began 9,000 years ago. Mixture of Roman, Christian, Ottoman, Hellenistic and Greek monuments: colonnaded streets, temples, a huge amphitheatre , the Celsus library

10. Pamukkale Mineral springs that have cascaded down the hillside for thousands of years have created this extraordinary sight – Pamukkale means ‘cotton castle’. You can bathe in Cleopatra’s very own hot bath, said to have been a gift from Mark Antony

11. Cappadocia Honey- coloured rocks have eroded into forms like minarets, magic mushrooms and what have become known as Fairy Chimneys. Underground, settlers since the Bronze Age have carved out cave houses, churches and monasteries from the soft volcanic rock – even whole underground cities

12. In Turkey, traditionally a huge selection of sweet and pastry dishes and treats. Baklava - soaked in syrup sweets made from dough with pistachio nuts Tulumba - the sweetness of the dough cylindrical shape with delicate ribs soaked in sugar syrup

13. Drinks Coffee - Coffee-legged taken finely ground coffee, and sugar (to taste). Raki - Turkish national drink. This anise alcohol "vodka" when diluted with water results in isolated anise that forms a milky-white liquid When it comes to woo the bride prepares coffee for them. If the coffee is sweet daughter agrees to marry and if bitter coffee that she did not agree to marry.

14. Dining etiquette Turks never eat alone and do not snack on the go. Families sit for meals usually three times a day. Breakfast includes bread, cheese, olives and tea. Lunch is usually quite late, and consists of three or more dishes that are eaten sequentially, and each dish is served lettuce or other greens.

15. Famous Goods The Turks were originally nomadic peoples—they traveled from place to place, so the carpet was an important, portable prized possession. Marco Polo noted the quality of Anatolian carpets on his travels in 1272.

16. Famous Goods The ceramics and tiles that decorate every mosque in the medieval European city of Istanbul provide a sense of the long history and exquisite craftwork on Turkish tiles.

17. Famous Shopping Area: Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar