π Countries of the world π― Asia
Turkey
π In short
Turkey is a Muslim country on two continents: a small part is in Europe, and most of it is in Asia, on the Anatolian peninsula. Its capital is Ankara, and its biggest city is Istanbul, which the Bosphorus strait divides between Europe and Asia.
π€© Did you know?
- Turkey's capital is Ankara.
- Only about 3% of Turkey's land is in Europe.
- The currency is the Turkish lira.
- The Ottomans took Constantinople in 1453.
ποΈ Fact file
- Capital
- Ankara
- Official language
- Turkish
- Official name
- Republic of Turkey
- Currency
- Basic unit: the lira. One lira equals a hundred kurus
- Area
- 774,815 kmΒ²
- Population
- According to the 2002 estimate, the population was about 68,509,000
π Find out more
π Istanbul, between two continents
Istanbul is an amazing city: you can have breakfast in Europe and lunch in Asia! It has great mosques like the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia, and bridges over the Bosphorus.
π The Ottoman Empire
Turkey was the center of the Ottoman Empire, which ruled many lands for hundreds of years. Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror took Constantinople in 1453, and it became Istanbul.
π‘ Cappadocia
In central Turkey is Cappadocia, with rocks shaped like chimneys and cones, old houses and churches carved into them, and colorful hot-air balloons flying over in the morning.
π― Sweets and tea
Turks are famous for baklava and Turkish delight, and they drink tea from small tulip-shaped glasses.
πΈ More pictures
𧩠Test yourself
1 Which Turkish city is on two continents?
2 What is the capital of Turkey?
3 Only about ?? % of Turkey's land is in Europe.
4 Which picture shows βTurkeyβ?
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π· Picture sources: Wikimedia Commons
- Boubacar Amadou Cisse Β· CC BY-SA 4.0
- Moonik Β· CC BY-SA 3.0
