1. Comenius Project
a Song to Integrate Nations and Gather All Colors Together

2. Turkish Culture and Daily Life
The culture of Turkey combines a heavily diverse and heterogeneous set of elements that have been derived from the Byzantine, Ottoman, European, Middle Eastern and Central Asian traditions.
The nation was modernized primarily by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk starting from Because of the different historical factors defining the Turkish identity, the culture of Turkey combines clear efforts to be "modern" and Western, with a desire to maintain traditional religious and historical values.

3. we would like to introduce some important Turkish traditional values …
In this part
we would like to introduce
some important Turkish
traditional values …

4. Turkish Delight
It is a kind of candy and very famous in Turkey. As you see in the picture there are many types of them. Turkish people serve Turkish delight to their guests

5. Turkish Coffee
Turkish coffee is very important in Turkish culture. It is generally drunk after breakfast. It is served in special tiny cups.

6. Turkish Meat Ravioli
It is called ‘Mantı’ in Turkey. It consists of many bundles with meats in it.
It is served with garlic yoghurt sauce and tomatoe sauce on it. It is a very delicious meal.

7. It's similar to Greek ouzo and French pastis.
Turkish Rakı
It's similar to Greek ouzo and French pastis.
When mixed with ice and water for drinking, it turns milky white. Because of its color and hefty alcoholic punch, Turks call it lion's milk.

8. Lamb meat is grilled with
Turkish Kebab
Lamb meat is grilled with
Green pepper and tomatoe pieces on sticks. Turkish people eat Turkish Kebab with Turk’s traditional drink ‘Rakı’.

9. Baklava
It is a kind of dessert. We can say that it is our national dessert. It is hard to make it. Our grandmothers make it well, we just know how to eat it :)

10. Nasreddin Hodja
Perhaps the most popular figure in the tradition is Nasreddin who is the central character of thousands of jokes. Here is a short story of him
One day, Nasreddin's neighbor asked him, "Teacher, do you have any forty-year-old vinegar?"—"Yes, I do," answered Nasreddin.—"Can I have some?" asked the neighbor. "I need some to make an ointment with."—"No, you can't have any," answered Nasreddin. "If I gave my forty-year-old vinegar to whoever wanted some, I wouldn't have had it for forty years, would I?"

11. Karagöz&Hacivat
Another popular element of Turkish folklore is the shadow theater centered around the two characters of Karagöz and Hacivat.

12. Kissing Hands of Old People
It is a common attitude in Turkey and also in Muslim countries. When we visit old people, we kiss their hands and put it onto our forehead. Especially on religious days, grandchildren visit their grandparents and kiss their hands, immediately after it grandparents give money to the grandchildren.

13. Farewelling a Soldier
When we send off a family member or a friend to do his military service in Turkey, this farewell turns into a display to encourage the soldier nominee.

14. Henna Night
The night before the wedding day, the women among the family and the friends of the bride meet with wearing traditional clothes and turn around the bride singing and dancing with henna in their hands. They sing sadly and wait the bride to cry as she is leaving her house and family. Some piece of henna is also put into each of the women’s palms in the meeting. It is called ‘Henna Night’ in our country.

15. Sharing Sth With Neighbours
It is very important in Turkish culture. Especially in villages neighbours share anything. This can be a photo of it.

16. Folk-dance
Folk dances can differ from region to region,and also the clothes are different in every region.

17. Whirling Dervishes-Sama
A Dervish is someone treading a Sufi Muslim ascetic path or "Tariqah", known for their extreme poverty and austerity.
The Sama is only one of the many Sufi ceremonies performed to try to reach religious satisfaction.

18. Our Music
Here are some old and new samples of our music. We tried to choose different kinds for you…I hope you enjoy…

19. SERTAB ERENER
We would like to introduce our winner of Eurovision Song Contest of 2003.

20. Tarkan
Tarkan is a famous Turkish singer and also he is well-known in Europe. Maybe you might have heard him somewhere in your country.

21. We know that telling about the culture and daily life of a nation is a very complex and a difficult matter. We tried to introduce our culture as good as we do. We hope you feel happy to know the Turkish Culture…

22. Here is a video of Antalya.