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	Turkish language - All About Turkey
		Turkish speaking people have lived in a wide area stretching from today's Mongolia to the north coast of the Black Sea, the Balkans, East Europe, Anatolia, Iraq and a wide area of northern Africa.
		Turkish is also the language spoken at home by people who live in the areas that were governed by the Ottoman Empire.
		Ottoman Turkish co-existed with spoken Turkish, with the latter being considered a "gutter language" and not worthy of study.
	www.allaboutturkey.com /dil.htm (924 words)

	Culture of Turkey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The culture of Turkey is a diverse one, derived from various elements of the Ottoman Empire, European, and the Islamic traditions.
		Turkey is a country on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, and is a crossroads of cultures from across Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, the Caucasus and South and Central Asia.
		The biggest Turkish pop star of the 20th century was probably Sezen Aksu, known for overseeing the Turkish contribution to the Eurovision Song Contest and was known for her light pop music.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Culture_of_Turkey (1503 words)

	Turkish Culture and Art
		Turkish painters were sent to France and Italy by the Sultan, and foreign painters, mostly Italian, were brought from Europe to transfer their skills.
		Turkish miniatures are not as famous as Persian ones, although they are often more moving and powerful, due to the stronger shades used and to a greater attention to detail.
		Today's Turkish artists are no longer bound in subject or design by their past, and a wide range of techniques and approaches are being used by the many artists at work today.
	www.bigglook.com /biggtraveleng/infotips/culandart.asp (1143 words)

	TURKISH CULTURE
		Turkish is written in the Latin alphabet and is spoken by at least 150 million people around the world.
		The cultural wealth of Anatolia is a peaceful friendly song, rising towards the sky as it calls humanity to tolerance and harmony.
		Turkish Cuisine, which in general consists of sauced dishes prepared with cereals, various vegetables and some meat, soups, cold dishes cooked with olive oil, pastry dishes and dishes made from wild vegetation has also produced a series of health foods, such as pekmez, yoghurt, bulgur etc.
	abone.turk.net /tbasoglu/html/turkish_culture.html (1076 words)

	turkish culture : Savings and Deals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Conscience of the Eye From the assembly halls of Athens to the Turkish baths of New York`s Lower East Side, from eighteenth-century English gardens to the housing projects of Harlem--a study of the physical fabric of the city as a mirror of Western society and culture.
		This 1932 novel, set in Berlin, is the story of Asiadeh, a young Turkish woman who, though she is supposed to marry a mysterious exiled prince, marries a Eurasian doctor and lives with him in Vienna.
		An exploration of the political, social and cultural background of the Ottoman Empire, focusing on the reign of Sultan Suleyman (1520-1566) under whose auspices the empire spread to Asia, Europe and Africa.
	www.findawidget.com /widgets/turkish+culture (1571 words)

	Turkish Culture
		Turkish, is the official language of the country, that is related to the Uralic-Altaic languages spoken across from Finland to China.
		Traditional Turkish cuisine includes meze, a tray or table of small dishes, including stuffed vine leaves, salads, and a variety of other items, as well as shish kebab grilled on a skewer.
		Turkish coffee (kahve), a thick brew served in small cups, is served with nearly every meal.
	www.geocities.com /resats/culture.html (3521 words)

	Turkish Culture
		The Turkish people can be found in many countries in the Middle East, such as the country of Macedonia (1), but the main concentration is found in the country of Turkey.
		Women in the Turkish culture are responsible for the child rearing practices, caring for the animals such as the feeding the chickens and milking cows.
		The Turkish culture is very well known for their carpets.
	www.mnsu.edu /emuseum/cultural/oldworld/middle_east/turkishculture.html (906 words)

	turkish-coffehouse,Turkey is a remarkable land of contrasts that joins the continents of Asia and Europe. It has ...
		Finally, the Turkish coffehouse found in villages and towns is modest in comparison to exotic taverns, distinguished pubs, and chic cafes that are found in the larger cities.
		In Turkish culture, involvement and interdependence are the ideal.
		Turkish city dwellers today spend most of their leisure time on other activities, such as cinema, theater, and concerts, as alternatives to the coffeehouse.
	www.istanbullife.org /turkish-coffehouse.htm (1425 words)

	Turkish Language / Country Profile / About Turkey \| Turkish Consulate Michigan
		Turkish belongs to the Altaic branch of the Ural–Altaic family of languages, and thus is closely related to Mongolian, Manchu–Tungus, Korean, and perhaps Japanese.
		Turkish is a very ancient language, with a flawless phonetic, morphological and syntactic structure, and at the same time possesses a wealth of vocabulary.
		From the 16th to the middle of the 19th century, the Turkish used in science and literature was supplemented and enriched by the inclusion of foreign items under the influence of foreign cultures.
	www.turkishconsulategeneral.us /abtturkey/cypr/lang.shtml (1928 words)

	Turkish Culture - Turkey - AboutTurkey.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Actually, Turkish culture of today is the amalgamation of all these civilizations that have enriched this land over the centuries.
		This cultural and religious tolerance and goodwill is best manifested in the reception of Jews fleeing the Inquisition in the 15th century.
		Turkey has the longest-running democracy in its widening region, a secular system, and Turkish artists and artisans have developed styles of art that are uniquely Turkish and universal at once, blending together the traditional styles of the East with the practices of the West.
	www.aboutturkey.com /turkey/Turkish_Culture.shtml (1414 words)

	Culture - Turkish Cuisine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		A delicious Turkish specialty is pilav, a rice dish which canbe difficult for the inexperienced cook to prepare.
		Turkish sweetmeats are famous throughout the world and many of these have milk as a basic ingredient.
		Turkish coffee, ayran, shira, boza and raki are the national beverages of Turkey.
	www.turkses.com /culture/culture/c_cuisin.htm (433 words)

	Turkish Musical Culture in Toronto
		I began to observe activities of the Turkish community in Toronto in January 1978.1 Quite accidentally, the period from January 1978 to August 1979 turned out to be crucial for the community: for the first time the Turks began to present aspects of their culture to a large Canadian audience.
		Turkish popular music is western-influenced, with harmony, tonality, and western instrumentation, and appeals to the younger urban-centred population.
		Because the Turkish population in Toronto was relatively stable (due to new immigration policies) and those who had immigrated during the 1960s and achieved relative financial security, an ideal climate existed for such activity.
	cjtm.icaap.org /content/10/v10art9.html (2052 words)

	Turkish Culture
		Turkish museums are full of delicate coloured tiles, graceful glass vases, carved wooden mosque doors, glittering illuminated Korans, intricate jewellery and sumptuous costumes.
		The Turkish film industry began early, was fiesty through the 1920s, expanded rapidly after WWII and delved into social and political issues through the 1960s and 70s.
		The 1000-year-old tradition of Turkish troubadours has been wiped out by TV and cassettes, but the songs of the great troubadours are still popular and often performed and recorded.
	www.starsontop.com /turkey/culture.htm (560 words)

	Coffee culture - Turkish coffee
		The word coffee derives from the Turkish kahve, which in turn comes from the Arabic kahwa, thought to be based on Kaffa, the region in Ethiopia where the coffee plant was originally discovered.
		Fashionable Turkish coffee houses served as gentlemen's clubs, whose members discussed literature and listened to music and as such are regarded as the forerunners of the Paris cafs.
		The flavour and aroma of well prepared Turkish coffee is an experience not to be missed in the land where coffee was never cultivated, but first became a specialised endeavour.
	www.koffeekorner.com /turkish.htm (936 words)

	Culture - Turkish Coffee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Today, Turkish coffee houses continue their role in society asa meeting place for both the cultured citizen and the inquisitive traveler.
		Turkish coffee is served hot from a special coffee pot calleda cezve.
		Tradition states that after the guest has consumed the coffee and the cup is turned upside down on the saucer and allowed to cool, the hostess then performs a fortune reading from the coffee grounds remaining in the cup.
	www.turkses.com /culture/culture/c_coffee.htm (470 words)

	Go to Turkey!
		In addition, Turkish Culture and Tourism Office retains information about the manner in which you interact with its Web pages and combines it with information that you have supplied in order to test, revise and improve the Turkish Culture and Tourism Office site.
		Turkish Culture and Tourism Office will not knowingly collect any personal information from or allow the registration of young people under the age of 13.
		Turkish Culture and Tourism Office has security measures in place to protect from the loss, misuse and/or alteration of the information under our control.
	www.gototurkey.co.uk /?link=60 (434 words)

	The de-feminization of Turkish culture - Turkish Daily News Jul 30, 2006
		Turkish society is a tapestry of disparities and clashes and coexistences.
		In the Turkish case, modernization was first and foremost a project of social engineering by the elite, which paved the way to the "monopolization of the public domain by the regime." This is a society already stamped with a “strong state” tradition.
		Today a re-feminization of Turkish culture is well under way, -- a new process that coexists and clashes with the enduring masculinization of the culture.
	www.turkishdailynews.com.tr /article.php?enewsid=50213 (630 words)

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		Today, Turkish coffee houses continue their role in society as a meeting place for both the cultured citizen and the inquisitive traveler.
		A rule of the Turkish coffee ceremony dictates that if the foam is absent from the surface of the coffee, the host loses face.
		Turkish coffee is served hot from a special coffee pot called a cezve.
	www.byegm.gov.tr /yayinlarimiz/NEWSPOT/1998/Jan/N9.htm (516 words)

	Turkish Culture
		This empire came to life in the late 13th century as a small Turkish principality near Bursa on the northwestern frontier of the Anatolian Seljuk Empire and gradually found its place in history as one of the great empires of Renaissance Europe.
		Works of Turkish writers are increasingly translated into other languages and appreciated for their distinct character.
		Now that cultural, social and economic issues are becoming increasingly important in international relations, Turkey, with this rich cultural heritage and potential, is prepared to play its role in the exciting journey that humanity will embark upon in the new millennium.
	www.worldturkey.com /lang/eng/culture.php (1352 words)

	Turkish Culture and Art
		Turkish painters were sent to France and Italy by the Sultan, and foreign painters, mostly Italian, were brought from Europe to transfer their skills.
		Turkish miniatures are not as famous as Persian ones, although they are often more moving and powerful, due to the stronger shades used and to a greater attention to detail.
		Today's Turkish artists are no longer bound in subject or design by their past, and a wide range of techniques and approaches are being used by the many artists at work today.
	www.turkeytravel.org /culture.html (1143 words)

	Turkish Culture
		Everybody and their uncle have been through Anatolia in the last 5000 years and the result is a rich and diverse culture, drawing on influences beyond analysis.
		1998 sees the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Turkish Republic, an event which almost all Turks, no matter what their political beliefs, see as the point at which the idea of 'Turkey' was preserved and the country as a whole brought into the 20th Century.
		The mix of cultural influences and traditions here is one of the things that draws tourists to the country and, well, come and see for yourself.
	www.hitit.co.uk /CultTk.html (575 words)

	Turkish Language and the Native Americans
		In Turkish, "two fathers" would be expressed by the expression "iki ata" or "ikki ata" where the word "iki" or "ikki" represents the number two, i.e., the "dual" state.
		Similarly in Turkish, the words "Hatun" and "Katun" are used as the title given to the wife of "Great Hakan", i.e., the empress (or the first lady, i.e., whatever may be one's preference) of the Turkish people.
		Turkish and Mongolian are related to each other because they are both Altaic languages and their speakers have interacted with each other throughout the history.
	ireland.iol.ie /~afifi/Articles/turkic.htm (4848 words)

	TURKEY: A BRIEF INTRODUCTION By Arzu URANLI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Turkish is based on a set of basic root words that have suffixes added in order to define the meaning more precisely.
		After the Turkish revolution, many of these words were purged from the language, so as to separate the religion from the culture of the national identity and many of these words were replaced by Turkish words.
		Turkish women have had the right to vote since 1930 and the right to be elected into office since 1934.
	www.turkishpilots.org /DOCUMENTS/auranli.html (1734 words)

	American Turkish Association of North Carolina (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Ottoman Turkish was primarily the language of the Anatolian peasants.
		Turkish is officially a member of the Ural-Altaic family of languages.
		From the viewpoint of grammatical structure, most Turkish words adhere to the principle of vowel harmony where all the vowels in a word belong to the same class (front or back), and any deriving words (suffixes put at the end of words) also generally contain vowels belonging to the same class.
	www.ata-nc.org /culture/computinginturkish.html (2542 words)

	Turkish Culture
		The ministry of culture was established in 1971, and the government extensively supports a national network of the arts, encompassing theater, opera, ballet, music, and fine arts, as well as popular health centers in Turkey.
		When describing Turkish music today it is generally said that Ottoman composers availed themselves of the rich musical heritage found in the cultural centers of the Abbasid and the Timurogullari, where Turkish, Araband Iranian musicians performed and created music known as Ottoman court music.
		In 1826, Sultan Mahmut II attempted to modernize the Turkish Army and organize a military band similar to the bands of western armies, and in 1828 the Imperial Band was founded.
	members.tripod.com /Bezgo003/arts.html (2835 words)

	Why Learn Turkish?
		The idea of learning Turkish is strange for most American students; but that rapidly changes to a sense of excitement as soon as the career opportunities and adventure of Turkey are discovered.
		The flavor of Turkish culture is richly cosmopolitan, a sophisticated mix of ancient traditions in a contemporary Geist.
		Turkish is a key for accessing Turkic languages spoken by tens of millions of people in the Near East, the former Soviet Union, China, and the Balkans — all regions of vital strategic importance in the world today, including Uzbek, Tatar, Kazakh, Azeri and Turkmen.
	www.ic.arizona.edu /ic/babur/whyturkish.htm (641 words)

	Turkish Culture-Adiyamanli.org
		"Culture," he said, " is a basic element in being a person worthy of humanity," and described Turkey's ideological thrust as "a creation of patriotism blended with a lofty humanist ideal."
		Pre-Islamic culture of the Turks became the subject of extensive research which proved that, long before the Seljuk and Ottoman Empires, the Turks had already created a civilization of their own.
		Ataturk's Turkey is living proof of this ideal -- a country rich in its own national culture, open to the heritage of world civilization and at home in the endowments of the modern technological age.
	www.adiyamanli.org /culture.htm (331 words)

	ABOUT TURKISH CULTURE - Turkey - AboutTurkey.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The culture of immigrating to the uplands on high mountains in order to be releived of the summer heat is also the result of the lifestyle of the Turkish culture coming down from the past.
		The original Turkish clans who knew about mining and how to use the arrows and bows they needed and carried the same to any geography they moved to maintained the same culture in the new countries they founded.
		The Turkish Cuisine is the third largest in the world comprising the dishes of meat, kebab, pastry and those prepared with olive oil.
	www.aboutturkey.com /turkey/turkish_culture_1.shtml (582 words)

	Turkish Culture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Among the prominent statesmen of the 20th century, few articulated the supreme importance of culture as did Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of the Turkish Republic, who stated: "Culture is the foundation of the Turkish Republic." His view of culture encompassed the nation's creative legacy as well as the best values of world civilization.
		Pre-Islamic culture of theTurks became the subject of extensive research which proved that, long before the Seljuk and Ottoman Empires, the Turks had already created a civilization of their own.
		Ataturk's Turkey is living proof of this ideal -- a country rich in its own national culture, open to the heritage of world civilization and at home in the endowments of the modern technological age.
	www.cs.utah.edu /~kagano/culture.htm (329 words)

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		Various aspects of Turkish culture, whether denoted as Turk or Osmanli, began to attract the interest and attendtion of Turkish scholars and writers, particularly in the 1890's.
		The interest in Turkish culture was expressed, first of all, by the publication of many works dealing with a wide range of fields.
		It was for this use of the original Turkish meter, no less than his patriotism, his orientation toward the people, and his simple language, that Mehmed Emin was seen as the founder of the new nationalist school in literature.
	www.geocities.com /mkaancelen/turkishculture.doc (3298 words)

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