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Turkey
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Way to Sivas
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Cave houses, Cappadocia
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Blue Mosque, Istanbul
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Landscape, Cappadocia
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Tresses, Cappadocia
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Quiet sleeping place,
Erzurum
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Selfp; way to Erzurum
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Sheep crossing, way to Dogubayazit
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Vendor, Istanbul
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Landscape, Cappadocia
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Cave houses, Cappadocia
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Landscape, Cappadocia
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Name:
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Republic Turkey (Türkiye Cumhuriyeti)
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Climate:
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Anatolia: Continental; south- and westcoast: Mediteranian
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Position:
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3% in Europe ("Thrazien"), 97% in little Asia
("Anatolien")
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Size:
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814.578 qkm
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Capital:
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Ankara (ca. 3,6 Mil. People)
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Population:
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67,8 Mil. people, population growth ca. 1,8% from 1999-2000
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Language
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Turkish, with some kurdish dialects
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Religions:
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Muslims (99%), ca. 15-20 Mil. Alevitans ("Heterodox" kind
of the Islam). Armenians (ca. 70.000), Greek-Orthodox (max. 3.000) and Jews (ca. 25.000). Lat.-kath. and much more small churches
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