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Questions
- Istanbul is Turkey's largest city, however, which city is Turkey's capital?
- Turkey borders which sea to the north?
- What was Istanbul named before 1930?
- Which empire, also called the Turkish Empire, controlled much of Southeast Europe and Western Asia between the 14th and early 20th centuries?
- What is Turkey's currency called?
- The country is located mainly on which large peninsula?
- A small portion of Turkey is situated on which peninsula in Southeast Europe?
- Most people in Turkey are Turks but what is the largest minority ethnic group living in the country?
- Which Turkish politician became president of Turkey in 2014?
- Which mosque built 1,200-years before the famous Blue Mosque is a world famous cultural and historical site in Istanbul?
- Name Turkey's highest mountain?
- Name the third most populous city in Turkey?
- The Nazar Boncugu is a very traditional good luck charm in Turkey. What colour is it?
- Which saint was born in Cappadocia, in modern-day Turkey around 270AD?
- Which ancient city is thought to have been located at Hisarlik in the northwest corner of modern-day Turkey?
- What is the population of Turkey: (a) 81.3 million, (b) 71.3 million, or (c) 61.3 million?
- Istanbul has a European and an Asian part, seperated by which strait?
- The national flag of Turkey features a star and crescent on what colour background?
Answers
- Ankara
- The Black Sea
- Constantinople
- The Ottoman Empire
- Turkish Lira
- The Anatolian Peninsula
- Balkan Penisula
- Kurds
- Recep Tayyip Erdogan
- Hagia Sophia
- Mount Ararat
- Izmir
- Blue
- St George
- Troy
- (a) 81.3 million
- Bosporus or Bosphorus
- Red