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Turkey

Turkey is a country in both Europe and Asia. The area of Turkey is about 780000 square kilometres. Its population is about 71 million. Turkey's official language is Turkish.

Turkey is a democracy. There are 81 cities in Turkey. The Turkish money is Turkish Lira.

The capital city is Ankara, a city in the central Anatolia. The cultural and economic center is Istanbul.

Turkey was founded in 1923 by Atatürk after the war of independence. Before that, Anatolia was the part of the Ottoman Empire. Atatürk made many changes that made Turkey more modern and more western.

Because of its place, in history the land has been home to many civilizations, like the Hittites and the Byzantine Roman Empire. Many important events in the history of Christianity happened in Turkey.

Modern Turkey has a strong economy. It has 7th largest army, 4th largest ground army, in the world. Its warm climate lets many kinds of food crops grow, and livestock and forestry are important industries. Turkey is one of the countries in the world that can make enough food to feed itself. There is a strong manufacturing sector making airplanes, electronics, cars, clothing and textiles for home and for other countries.

Which civilization wasn’t founded in Anatolia?
1. Roman Empire
2. Byzantines
3. Hittites
4. Mayas
How many people live in Turkey today?
1. less than seventy million
2. more than seventy million
3. around eighty million
4. more than eighty million
When was Turkey founded?
1. in 1923
2. 7th largest
3. 4th largest
4. 71 million
Turkey cannot produce enough food for itself
1. True
2. false
Turkey is an exporting country.
1. True
2. False
Where is the capital city?
1. in the middle of Anatolia
2. in the north of Anatolia
3. in the south of Anatolia