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 * Questions: **

Yes, they do have three seas, but they don't have an ocean.
 * 1) Do they have a sea or an ocean **** ? **

Turkey is on the right side of the globe and it is in the middle of the globe. The continents that it is on are Europe and Asia.
 * 2) Where on the globe is Turkey? On which continent(s) is it? **

They use the Turkish, Kurdish, Arabic, Armenian, and Greek alphabet.
 * 3) Which alphabet do they use for Turkish language? **
 * Hello || Merhaba || (mehr-HAH-bah) ||
 * Good-bye || Güle güle || (goo-LAY goo-LAY) ||
 * Please || Lütfen || (LEWT-fehn) ||
 * Thank you || Tesekkür ederim || (TESH-ek-kewr eh-DEHR-eem) ||
 * Yes || Evet || (ay-VEHT) ||
 * No || Hayir || (hi-EHR) ||

Yes, they do have many islands and they are called "princess islands".
 * 4) Do they have an island? **

**5) How big is Turkey?** 301,384 (square meters), 780,580 (square kilometers).

**6) Do they wear traditional clothes?** They used to have traditional clothes in the past but now they wear clothes just like you and me.

**7) How do you say hello in Turkish?** Merhaba is how to say hello in Turkish.

The background is the color red and in the middle, there is a big moon and a little star in the middle of the moon. According to what ancient people thought, the flag represents a pool of blood of Turkish soldiers and a reflection in that pool of the moon and a star.
 * 8) What does their flag look like? **

People in Turkey don't only talk Turkish, but they do talk Kurdish, Arabic, Armenian, and Greek.
 * 9) What languages are spoken in Turkey? **

Yes, there are traditional dances in Turkey and here is one of the traditional dances they have in Turkey: media type="youtube" key="Qk_-bMfRnZA?rel=0" width="420" height="315"
 * 10) Do they have a traditional dance? **

**11) What is the most famous thing they sell in Turkey?** The most famous thing they sell is textiles and clothing.
 * Interesting Facts: **


 * 1) ** When a child looses their tooth, they make a hole next to a place that describes what they will be when they are old and put the tooth inside the hole and hide it. When a person find the tooth, they become the child's Godmother and they get their child a costume to celebrate.


 * 2) ** All men in Turkey should do military service after high school and university.


 * 3) ** One of the beautiful buildings in Istanbul is the Hagia Sofia (Holy Wisdom). It was built in the Byzantine era as a Christian basilica, but the Ottomans converted it into a mosque. In 1935, it was desecrated and it turned into a museum.


 * 4) ** Alot of food is eaten with their fingers in Turkey.Usually, at a diner table, all men and women and girls and boys have their own spot to sit at on the table. Hands are not allowed to be touched on the table.

**5)** Some Turkish food is: "sis kebab", "sis kofte", and "doner kebab." These dishes (made with fresh lamb or beef) are grilled with onion and other vegetables.

**6)** One of their traditions is: On Ramadan (a tradition), people only eat their food late at night and they don't eat lunch or breakfast. People in Turkey say that it is much better or healthier when they are sitting on the floor while eating their food instead of a table.


 * 7) ** Istanbul is the only city that is in between 2 continents. The 2 continents are Europe and Asia. The larger part of Istanbul is on Europe while Istanbul's surburbs are in Asia, across the Bosphorus Straits.


 * 8) ** The traditional clothes of dress for women is baggy trousers that is called salvar, or skirts, and a long blouse. Turkish village women wear scarves on their heads that is called basortusu to cover their heads.


 * 9) ** The capital is Ankara, the population of Turkey is 77,804,122, the GPD is $960,500,000,000, and the currency is Turkish lira (TRL).


 * 10) ** Alot of people talk Turkish in their country. Some people talk Kurdish and a little bit of people speak Arabic. English, German, and French are spoken in cities and people talk German in small towns.


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