TURKEY

Official Name Republic of Turkey Date of Foundation 29 October 1923 Capital Ankara Largest Cities Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Adana, Antalya Area 814.578 km2 Geographical Coordinates Eastern Meridians 26° and 45° and Northern Parallels 36° and 42° Coastal Borders Mediterranean Sea in the south, Aegean Sea in the west and Black Sea in the north Language The official language is Turkish. English is widely spoken in major cities. <span style="background-color: #ecedde; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">Currency <span style="background-color: #ecedde; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">TL (Turkish Lira) 1 Euro approximately equals to 2,30 Turkish Liras. <span style="background-color: #ecedde; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">Time Zone <span style="background-color: #ecedde; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">GMT+2; CET +1; and EST (US -East) +7 <span style="background-color: #ecedde; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">Business Hours <span style="background-color: #ecedde; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">The workweek in Turkey runs from Monday to Friday. Banks, government offices and majority of corporate offices open at 9 AM and close at 5 PM. <span style="background-color: #ecedde; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">Public Holidays <span style="background-color: #ecedde; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">There are two types of public holidays in Turkey: Those that fall on the same day each year; and the religious festivals, which change according to the lunar calendar and, therefore, fall on different dates each year. <span style="background-color: #ecedde; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">1 January, 23 April, 1 May, 19 May, 30 August, 28 & 29 October <span style="background-color: #ecedde; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">Eid (Ramadan): 30 August – 1st September 2011 <span style="background-color: #ecedde; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">Greater Eid: 7-9 November 2011 <span style="background-color: #ecedde; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">Food <span style="background-color: #ecedde; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">As with many Mediterranean nations Turkish food is very healthy, fresh and enjoyable. <span style="background-color: #ecedde; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">Water <span style="background-color: #ecedde; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">Tap water is chlorinated and, therefore, safe to drink. However, it is recommended that you consume bottled water, which is readily and cheaply available. =<span style="background-color: #e71111; color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Istanbul = Istanbul had a population of 1,078,000 in 1945. Internal immigration towards Istanbul increased after the 1950's due to its being the fastest growing industrial center. As such, the city’s the population reached 1,533,000 in 1955. Its population continued to increase annually at an average rate of 0.040-0.050 percent in the following periods where it reached 7,309,000 in 1990 and 9,199,000 in 1997. According to the population census as of 2000, Istanbul had a population of over 10 million people.

As of 2007, according to official census data based on the “Address Based Population Registration System, which was conducted by Turkish State Institute of Statistics” internal migration to Istanbul still continues at a great speed. Moreover, the study shows that the population of Istanbul has increased as much as the city of Bursa in the last seven years and has reached 12,573,000 people media type="youtube" key="dsSHIIFawgA" height="315" width="560"

BEYLIKDUZU MEHMET GESOGLU SECONDARY SCHOOL - ISTANBUL
We are a public school located in the centre of Beylikduzu in ISTANBUL. Beylikdüzü borders the Marmara Sea to its South with a shoreline that extends 12.4 km. On the east side there is Avcılar district, while Esenyurt and Büyükçekmece districts are located to the north and west respectively. The district has a surface area of approximately 37.38 km^2. The distance by air between the far most southern and northern corners of the district is 6.31 kilometers while the distance between the eastern and western corners is 6.85 kilometers. ISTANBUL has the population of about 13 700 000 and it is surrounded by many big villages. Beylikdüzü population of about 218 000. Beylikdüzü public schools are total 38. We have two school. We have primary school and secondary school. Primary school are about 820 pupils aged 6 - 9. Secondary school are 460 pupils aged 9-14. All pupils learn English language from the age of 8 which is in accordance with our educational programme. Classes average 35 students. Secondary school are 35 teachers.