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 * The culture in Turkey is very different from what we are used to here in the United States. Lets explore Turkey's religion, school, family structure, holidays, music, food, and sports together. **

Religion


 * Everyone in Turkey has the right to choose their own religion, which means it is a secular country. The United States is a secular country as well! It is the only country that has this in their constitution and practices i among the Islamic countries. **


 * **99% of the people in Turkey are Muslim.**
 * **The other 1% is made up of Jews, Catholic, Orthodox Christians, Gregorian Christians, Suryani, and Protestant Christians. ([|enjoyturkey.com])**



**In Turkey Sufi whirling is a way of worshiping, or meditating. This dance is typically done during a Sema, which is a worship ceremony. While doing this it is seen that you are losing your personal desires and just listening to music and focusing on god by spinning in continuous circles.**

School


 * Until 1923 only boys were allowed to attend schools. Girls at this time were to learn household chores and skills. This left Turkey with only 10% literate. Primary education was then made mandatory and ****free. Even universities were being made for more technical and scientific training. **




 * The educational s ****ystem is growing even more today. Recently Turkey e ****xtended basic education from 5 years to 8 years being free. Unlike classrooms here, there are 50 children in each room in Turkey. **


 * In order to get into a university in Turkey you have to take 2 exams unlike here in the United States. There are only 54 universities throughout Turkey. ([|turizum.net]) **

Family Sturcture

> <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; text-align: center;"> > > > <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; text-align: center;">**By the age of 30, 93% of women in Turkey are married. The divorce rate is extremely low with only 1 out of every 1,000 marriages ending in divorce. This is extremely different than here in the United States, where divorce is more common.** > > <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; text-align: center;">**In Turkey, women typically have children between the ages of 20 to 24. The average family has 2 or 3 children. Families in urban areas typically have 1 less child than families living in rural areas. In Turkey today, families would still prefer to have a son over a daughter. ([|family.jrank.org])** > > >
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; text-align: left;">**70% of Turkish households is made up on both parents and their children**
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; text-align: left;">**20% is full of the family plus their extended family.**

<span style="background-color: #ff0000; color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 40px; text-align: center;">Holidays

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">**Just like here Turkey celebrates January 1st, as the beginning of they New Year. The other 5 holidays celebrated in Turkey are different than the ones we are used to celebrating.** > **<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">War in 1922. ** > <span style="background-color: #ff0000; color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 40px; text-align: center;">Music **<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">Music in Turkey is extremely diverse. Classical and Turkish Folk has been genres that have been around the longest. The Folk music is usually performed with an instrument called the lute. ** **<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">Other popular genres in Turkey are nightclub music which is typically related to the Gypsy community. Also arabesk, which is the popular pop music along with bellydance music. ([|worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com]) ** <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 30px;">**Mercan Dede a famous DJ in Turkey** media type="youtube" key="kKRY27Bv82s" height="315" width="420" <span style="background-color: #ff0000; color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 40px; text-align: center;">Food **<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">The food of Turkey is very different then what most are used to eating here. Their food is a mixture of Central Asian, Middle Eastern, and Balkan cuisines. **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">April 23 is National Sovereignty and Children's Day- Remembrance for the opening of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in 1920, which is dedicated to the children of Turkey. **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">May 1 is Labor Day also known as May Day- a day of festivities in honor of the military .**[[image:thumbnail.aspx.jpg width="323" height="211" align="right" caption="Children on Youth and Sports Day"]]
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">May 19 is Youth and Sports Day- Remembering the national liberation movement dedicated to the youth. **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">August 30 is Victory Day- Remembering the final battle that ended the TurkishIndependent **
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; text-align: left;">**October 29 is Republic Day- Remembering the proclamation of the republic in 1923. ([|wikipedia.com])**
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">Dolma- Is a stuffed food and extremely popular in Turkish cuisine. It can be made as a meat, fruit or vegetable dish. **


 * **<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">Kebabs- This is used for a variety of meat based dishes. This has meats grilled or skewered. **

> <span style="background-color: #ff0000; color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 40px; text-align: center;">Sports **<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">The national sport of Turkey is Football. This sport though is exactly like our Soccer. Some of the well known teams names are Fenerbahce, Galatasaray, Besiktas, and Trabzonspor. The people of trukey are extremely passionate about Football and love to support and play it in their spare time. ([|allaboutturkey.com]) ** <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">Camel Wrestling is an interesting sport that happens in Turkey. Though it used to be all over the country, it is now just limited to the Aegean region. Two camels are in an arena and butt each other until the other one gives up and runs away. It is used as a means for bets, but is a declining sport due to the cost to feed and train the camels. **<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">( [|allaboutturkey.com] ) **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">Fish- Since Turkey is surrounded by 3 different Seas, they eat a lot of dishes that contain fish. They cook fish by grilling it, frying it, or even cooking it slowly. There are a ton of different ways they season it as well. **[[image:230px-Baklava_-_Turkish_special,_80-ply.jpg width="277" height="188" align="right" caption="Baklava"]]
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; text-align: left;">**Baklava- This is one of the most popular and most recognized desserts of Turkish cuisine. This dish is typically made using either pistachio or walnuts. ([|wikipedia.com])**

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