2. The lands of Turkey are located at a point where the three continents making up the old world.

3. POPULATION 71.8 million AREA 314 500 square miles LANGUAGE Turkish(uses Latin Alphabet) RELIGION % 99 Muslim CAPITAL ANKARA

4. Turkey's Miss World contestant Azra Akin is crowned Miss World 2002 Nurcan Taylan won the women's 48kg category at the 28 th Athens Olympic Games in 2004

5. Turkey is democratic, secular and social state governed by the rule of law

6. Turkish women were granted suffrage rights first in local elections in 1930 In 1993, the liberal economics professor Tansu Ciller became the first woman prime minister of Turkey

7. TURKEY is a member of NATO since 1952 Turkey will start negotiations With European Union for full membership in October 2005

8. A LITTLE BIT HISTORY Turkey is often called "the cradle of civilization...

10. Temples of Artemis and Mausoleum At Halicarnassus,the two of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world, are in Turkey

11. Early Christians carved out the rock churches and underground cities for Which Cappadocia is so famous. CAPPADOCIA

13. Mt. Ararat, the traditional resting place of Noah's Ark, is located in eastern Turkey

14. The Sumela Monastery, which stands on the foot of a steep cliff in Trabzon

19. The words "shish kebab" are Turkish in origin: siskebabi; sis meaning spit and kebap meaning roast meat.

20. Imam bayildi (Stuffed eggplant) Sarma (Stuffed grape leaves)

21. BAKLAVA WELL-KNOWN TURKISH DESSERT

23. TURKISH TEA

24. PICTURES FROM ALL AROUND TURKEY

27. ISTANBUL / BOSPHORUS ISTANBUL BOSPORUS

28. ISTANBUL

29. AK MERKEZ MALL IN ISTANBUL

30. MAIDEN TOWER

31. SULTANAHMET MOSQUE

32. BLUE MOSQUE &HAGIA SOPHIA

33. ORTAKOY MOSQUE

34. SULEYMANIYE MOSQUE

38. Travertine, Pamukkale TRAVERTINE PAMUKKALE

62. VAN CAT

65. I hope you get a chance to know TURKEY better By Nazmiye Kadioglu