CROSS CULTURAL

UNDERSTANDING: TURKEY
Created by:

Dicky Nur Andri (2015120002)

Jamila Nisaul Muthiah (2015120017)
Jesi Widayanti (2015120018)
Aji Dwi Yuliono (2015120026)

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 REPUBLIC OF TURKEY “TÜRKIYE CUMHURIYETI”

National anthem : İstiklâl Marşı (The Independence March)

Capital : Ankara
Largest city : Istanbul
Official language : Turkish
Ethnic groups : Turks, Kurds, Arabs, Laz, and various others
Religions : Muslim 99.8%, other 0.2% (Christians and Jews)
Government : Unitary presidential constitutional republic Area : 783,356 km2
President : Recep Tayyip Erdogan Population : 80,810,525 (2017 estimate)
Establishment : War of Independence (19 May 1919), Treaty of Currency : Turkish Lira (₺)
Lausanne (24 July 1923), Declaration of Republic Drives on the : right
(29 October 1923) Calling code : +90
 THE TURKISH LANGUAGE

Sample text in Turkish:

Bütün insanlar hür, haysiyet ve haklar bakımından eşit doğarlar. Akıl ve vicdana sahiptirler ve
birbirlerine karşı kardeşlik zihniyeti ile hareket etmelidirler.

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Translation:
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason
and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
 VALUES & NORMS IN TURKEY

1. The most essential social unit in Turkish culture is the family.

2. Turkey is very child-centric.
3. Turks have a flexible attitude to time.
4. Modern day Turkey is a secular state, but the philosophy and ideology of Islam still remains a
prevalent feature of Turkish culture.
5. Interacting with others by using the right hand.
6. Women are forbidden to laugh loudly in a public place.
7. Don’t take a picture of other people without any permission.
8. It is rude when you are sitting and the soles of your feet are shown.
 ETIQUETTES & CUSTOMS IN TURKEY

1. Meeting and greeting etiquettes.

2. Gift giving etiquettes.
3. Dining etiquettes.
4. Naming conventions.
5. Business relationships and communication.
6. Body languages.
 SPECIAL ARTS
Marmara’s Traditional Costume Sufi Dance Turkish Soap Opera

Ebru: Turkish Art of Marbling

 POPULAR PLACES
Blue Mosque Hagia Sophia

Grand Bazaar

Pamukkale Cappadocia
 POPULAR CUISINES
Kebab Dondurma

Turkish Delight

Simit Menemen
 POPULAR PEOPLE
Arda Turan Sabiha Gökçen

Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Sezen Aksu Orhan Pamuk

 THE EDUCATION SYSTEM IN TURKEY

Formal Education Non-Formal Education

Pre-Primary Education
3-5 years of age

Primary Education
8 years of education

Secondary Education: General High School/Vocational

4 years of education High School/Technical High School

Higher Education
 TURKISH STEREOTYPES
1. Turkish cuisine consists mainly of kebab.
2. Turkey is a Muslim country.
3. Turkish men treat women very bad.
4. Turkish men have mustaches.
5. Turkey is filled with deserts and lots of camels.
6. Turkey is a very conservative country.
7. Turkish people ride camels.
8. Turkish films are just cheap remakes of
Hollywood movies.
9. Turkish people are very inquisitive.
10. All Turkish women wear hijab.
11. Turkish people can't consume alcohol.
12. Turkish people are extremely hospitable.
13. Turkish people have big families.
 Thanks
Turkey General for your attention... 
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