Short general data on Turkey

the Official name of the country - Turkish Republic. The Head of the state is the president selected parliament for seven years. The legislature belongs to unicameral parliament. Country capital - Ankara . In the administrative attitude Turkey consists of 75 provinces (vilajetov), governors operate with which (twisted).

The Population of Turkey compounds nearby 60  million persons, it mainly Turks. In the country southeast bunks about 10 million Kurds, aboriginals Anatolys. Along the Syrian boundary line it is settled about million Arabs, and in vilajete Mardin - still 20  thousand the Syrian-orthodox christians speaking in aramaic tongue. Some tens thousand Greeks, Armenians and the Spanish Jews use the official status of minority. An urban population share in Turkey - 48 %.

State ÿçûêîì  Turkey is referring to to Turkic language bunch Turkish, descended of osmano-Turkish tongue. In Turkey eurysynusic English and German tongues. They are known in sufficient volume by the housekeeping staff of hostels, guides, sellers, workers of mail, banks etc., however for dialogue with an ordinary Turk the translator is required to the foreigner.

The Majority of the population of Turkey practise Islam (sunnitskogo sense). Though in Turkish Republic the religion is unbound from the state, the people bulk is religious also many spheres of life and company are penetrated by Islam. In each of two big Muslim feasts (Sheker-bajram and Kurban-bajram) shops and establishments are occluded for three days. Restraint and respect are obligatory at mosque visitation, is better to examine it, when there is no worship service. At an entry in a mosque, in the dwelling or apartment of a Turk it is necessary to remove shoe.