1. CULTURE IN TURKEY
Aegean Side of Turkey

2.  It occupies western part of the country,
including the western coast (Aegean Sea coast)
across a wide arch of Greek islands and some
places more inland.

3. PLACES
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Izmir is Turkey’s third biggest city, and a
beautiful coastal one , capital city of the
region.

5. 1) THE WATCH TOWER
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A historic clock tower located at the centre of the
İzmir. The symbol of İzmir.
The clock itself was a gift from German Emperor.
It is decorated in an elaborate Ottoman
architecture style.

6. 2) EFES ANTIQUE CITY
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It was an ancient Greek city, one of the
twelve cities of the Ionian League during
the Classical Greek era.

7. 3) POPULAR BEACHES , COASTAL AREAS
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Çeşme is very popular touristic place and many
people from all over the world prefer there for their
holidays.
There is combination of natural beauty and
historical ruins.

10. RELIGION
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Islam is the largest religion of Turkey. Around
99.0% percent of the population is Muslim.
But there are many other people who have different
religion.
People respect to different kinds of religions.

11. FOOD
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Mostly vegetables , olive oil , mediterranian diet.
1) İzmir Meatballs : Spicy meatballs with potatos,
cinnamon, and garlic served in tomato sauce.

12. 2) STUFFED VINE LEAVES WITH OLIVE OIL
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Common vegetables to stuff
include tomato, pepper, onion, rice, and garlic.

13. 3) KEŞKEK
This meal is a sort of dish that includes
wheat , chicken or meat.
 Anyone can add pepper and tomato souce.
 Eating ‘’Keşkek’’ is traditional for wedding
breakfasts in Turkey.
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14. 4) TELKADAYıF
A popular desert all around Turkey , but
originally special for İzmir.
 It is made with butter , nuts and sweat
nectar.
 You can buy ‘’telkadayıf’’ from markets and
you can make the souce and cook in the
oven.
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15. TRADITIONAL CLOTHES AND DANCE
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‘’Zeybek’’ is the traditional dance of aegean
side of the Turkey. It cames from the past
and it has a particular costume and music.

16. DAILY LIFE
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Daily clothes are like normal europian people.
In aegean side , people have free , modern
thought.
Many immigrants , tourists and retired people
choose to live in aegean.
The weather is very hot in summer , rainy and
normal cold in winter.

17. DIALECTS
The official language is Turkish. But there are
accent differences between eagean and east
of Turkey.
 A turkish people can easily realize that
someone is from eagean.
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18. CHARACTERISTICS OF AEGEAN
In aegean , there are many immigrant
people from Greece and Balcans.
 So , people are generally blonde or sandy.
Brunette people generally live in east part of
Turkey.
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19. AEGEAN TRADITIONS
Marriage with relative people (from family)
are not allowed.
 Offended people help each other in happy
and painful days.
 Friendships are deep.
 When someone died , people have taken
food to funeral home for fifteen days.
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20. MERVE ÖZDEMIR

21. QUESTIONS
1)
What is the most interesting part according
to you?
2)
In which ways does this culture differs from
your country’s culture?