Dec 29, 2016

January is the Month of Turkey at the CEF

We present Turkey at our premises in January, as the last of the CEF monthly constituency presentations.

We are thankful to the Embassy of Turkey in Ljubljana for providing us with promotional materials. 

The corner of Turkey in our lobby displays materials about country’s landscape and culture.  

We will spread the word about the activities also through our various communication channels, including social media. 

Some facts about Turkey: 

  • Turkey is a transcontinental country in Eurasia bordered by 8 countries; 
  • 97 percent of land is separated from European Turkey by the Bosphorus, the Sea of Marmara and the Dardanelles;
  • Population counts almost 79,000 million;
  • In the mid-14th century the Ottoman Empire became the major power in Eurasia and Africa during the early modern period; 
  • The modern Republic of Turkey was established in 1922 with Atatürk as its first president; 
  • Turkey is a member of various international organizations, and the EU candidate country; 
  • Turkey is among the founding members of the OECD and the G20; 
  • Official currency is Turkish lira; 
  • Turkish coffee and tea are consumed also in wider Europe; 
  • Ankara is country’s capital and administrative and political center; 
  • Istanbul, historically known as Constantinople and Byzantium, is the most populus city and economic, cultural and historical center; 
  • Originally a church, later a mosque, and now a museum, the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul was built by the Byzantine emperor Justinian I in the 6th century; 
  • Van is the largest lake in the country and is located in eastern Anatolia.