General information and Holidays in Turkey

Country name

■ English name: Republic of Turkey
■ Turkish notation: Türkiye Cumhuriyeti (Te~yurukie-Jumu peppered security)

Flag

Flag decor star and crescent of white on red. Design similar to the one that is defined as the national flag of the official of the Ottoman Empire in 1844.

Time difference with New York

The time difference between New York and Turkey 7 hours. (New York is progressing 7 hours.)

The official language

The official language is Turkish. In addition, it is not an official language but Arabic, has been used also in the Kurdish southeastern and eastern Greek and Armenian, in the Syria border.

General summery in Turkey

(4 million inhabitants) capital Ankara
About 810,000 4758km2 area
About 74.72 million people (2011)
(Other, Armenians, Kurds, Greeks, and Jews) ethnic Turks
99% of the religious population is Muslims, but the freedom of religion of Islam other than are guaranteed

Holidays in Turkey

January 1 New Year
April 23 Day Independence Day, the children
May 19 Ataturk anniversary , the day of sports and youth
August 30 (Day of the 1922 invasion forces rout) Victory Day
Day of October 29th Republic (Turkey declared anniversary)
3 days holidays of Ramazan (Ramadan)-Fitr: A Moveable Feast shekel-Bayram (Ramazan Bayram)
Moveable Feast Kurban Bayram (Feast of Sacrifice): 4 days
※ I move every year on the basis of the Islamic calendar Moveable Feast

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