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3. Geographic location

5. Republic of Turkey Independence: 29 October 1923 (successor state to the Ottoman Empire) Capital city: ANKARA Area: Approx 780,000 sq km Type of goverment: parliamentary republic81 districts ( Istanbul, Ankara, İzmir mostly populated) 72.000 population People: Majority Turks. Minorities recognised under the Turkish Constitution: Jews, Armenians and Greeks. Other ethnic peoples include Kurds and Bosnians.Religions: Muslim 99% (mostly Sunni), other 1% (Christian and Jews )

6. Membership of international groupings/organisations UN NATO the Council of Europe the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) an Associate Member of the Western European Union, and a candidate for accession to the European Union (negotiations started on 3 October 2005).

7. The founder of modern Turkey: ATATURK

8. Nevşehir, Cappadocia Cappadocia region, meaning the Land of Beautiful horses in the Persian language, comprises the majoriy of Nevşehir city. Millions of years ago, the volcanoes of Mount Erciyes erupted and covered Cappadocia with a layer of tuff. Over millennia, this tuff layer was eroded through wind and rainwater and formations known as “ FAIRY CHIMNEYS” sculpted.

10. Fairy chimneys

11. Balloon tour

12. Trekking

13. Camping

14. Horseback riding

15. Underground cities

16. Biking

17. Cave art

18. ATV ( Quad bike ), Jeep, Scooter tours… etc

19. School information public primary school serving for the children aged 6-13 year old starting from pre-school till the eight grade situated in the city center and caters for nearly 900 students and 40 teachers.

20. Cirriculum The lessons starts at 8.30 am and finished at 15.00 pm. The academic calendar : generally begins in late Septe early June Our school day have a morning and an afternoon session, Schools are in session for five days a week (Monday to Friday) in a total of 35-40 hours. There is a two week winter break in February

21. Social Activities Students club ( chess, language, art & craft, etc) Nature trips to see the landscape, competitions and etc. The students can attend weekend social acitivity courses organized by the local municipality.

23. Thanks a lot for listening and hope to see you in TURKEY soon!!