To our Christian brothers, Turkey is popular because of Mount Ararat the highest peak at 16,854 feet and is believed to be the resting place of the biblical Noah's Ark. Although this is debatable and is almost a myth, archaeological information on the subject, points to the stark place as the final destination of the Ark after the biblical 40days flood.
At the foot of continents Europe and Asia, Turkey tries to be the bridge between western and eastern civilization. Istanbul the largest city in Turkey rests on the European side, and is considered to be the third most populous European urban area, after Moscow and Paris. Meanwhile the Asian side is dominated by the dry plateau of Anatolia; fertile lowlands on the coastal areas; and northern Turkey that suffers severe earthquakes.
Turkey was the heart of the Ottoman Empire 600 years ago, it controlled vast areas in northern Africa, southeastern Europe and western Asia, only to fell to the allied armies in World War I. The Father of the Turks, Kernal, also known as Ataturk founded the republic in 1923 and envisioned to transform a conservative Islamic society into a secular westernized state.
The country has an overall population of almost 73million and the citizens pledge allegiance to its national flag. The
Turkey flag has a white crescent moon and a star on a red background and is called the Ay Yildiz (literally translated as moon star) or Alsancak (red banner) in Turkish.
The complex origin of the
world flag is ancient and uses the parallel symbol of the late flag of the Ottoman Empire, but was officially adopted in 1844 with the Tanzimat reforms, though shape, scheme and color varies.
by:
The Flagman
