4. Turkey is bordered by Bulgaria, Greece, Georgia,Armenia,Iran,Iraq,Syria and Azerbaijani Exclave of Nakhchivan.

5. You can hear the heartbeats of Turkey in Ankara,which is the capital of the country with its 4.5million population. Turkey is a secular parliamentary democratic republic.

7. Yeşilırmak rises in Turkey and ends in the Black Sea. River Dicle rises in Turkey and ends in Persian Gulf in Basra. Kızılırmak is the longest river in Turkey. It rises and ends within Turkey.

9. Pamukkale Travertines The Rock Sites of Capadoccia City of Safranbolu Selimiye Mosque and its complex Historical sites Archaeological site of Troy

10. Maidens Tower Hagia Sophia Galata TowerGrand Bazaar

11. Historical events Turkish Grand National Assembly opened on 23rd of April,1920 and Atatürk, the great leader of theTurks and the founder of the Turkish Republic wanted the day to be celebrated by all the children around the world.Its the only festival given as a gift to the children of the world. In 1935, Atatürk gave the Turkish women the right to vote and to be elected. In 1928,Atatürk introduced the Latin Alphabet to the Turkish people. The foundation of Turkish Republic on 29th of October, 1923 Turkish War of Independence, 1919-1922

15. Resources *www.google.com.tr *tr.wikipedia.org *http://whc.unesco.org/en/statesparties/TR/ "This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commissioncannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained there in."