Türkiye COPY Flashcards

1
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This city is the largest in Türkiye and the 15th largest in the world.

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İstanbul

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2
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This city has been the capital of Türkiye since 1923.

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Ankara

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3
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This city has developed for thousands of years near the ruins of the ancient city of Troy.

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İzmir

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4
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This city is the largest production centre of the Turkish automotive industry.

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Bursa

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5
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A famous kebap dish takes its name from this city.

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Adana

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6
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Home to extensive olive groves and vineyards, this city is the centre of pistachio nut cultivation in Türkiye.

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Gaziantep

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7
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This city was a hub of culture and politics during the period of Seljuk rule.

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Konya

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8
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This city has been recognised as the capital of tourism in Türkiye.

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Antalya

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9
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This city has been the capital of the region of Cappadocia since ancient times.

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Kayseri

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Mersin

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11
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  • Pop. 898k
  • Settled in 1000 BC
  • Phrygian settlement
  • Originally named Dorylaeum
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Eskişehir

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12
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  • Pop. 1,8 million
  • Settled in 1600 BC
  • Hurrian settlement
  • Originally named Amedi
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Diyarbakır

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13
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  • Pop. 1,4 million
  • Settled in 760 BC
  • Ionian settlement
  • Originally named Enete
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Samsun

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14
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  • Pop. 651k
  • Settled in 190 BC
  • Pergamene settlement
  • Originally named Attoúda
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Denizli

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15
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  • Pop. 597k
  • Settled in 303 BC
  • Seleucid settlement
  • Originally named Edessa
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Şanlıurfa

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16
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  • Pop. 281k
  • Settled in 378 BC
  • Phrygian settlement
  • Originally named Agrílion
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Adapazarı

17
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  • Pop. 485k
  • Settled in 1300 BC
  • Hittite settlement
  • Originally named Malidiya
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Malatya

18
Q
  • Pop. 571k
  • Settled in 900 BC
  • Luwian settlement
  • Originally named Kurkuma
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Kahramanmaraş

19
Q
  • Pop. 768k
  • Settled in 800 BC
  • Armenian settlement
  • Originally named Karno K’aghak’
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Erzurum

20
Q
  • Pop. 525k
  • Settled in 800 BC
  • Urartian settlement
  • Originally named Tushpa
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Van

21
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  • Pop. 452k
  • Settled in 600 BC
  • Cimmerian settlement
  • Originally named Elekhan
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Batman

22
Q
  • Pop. 387k
  • Settled in 1100 AD
  • Byzantine settlement
  • Originally named Mazára
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Elâzığ

23
Q
  • Pop. 376k
  • Settled in 712 BC
  • Ancient Greek settlement
  • Originally named Astacus
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İzmit

24
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  • Pop. 385k
  • Settled in 1500 BC
  • Hittite settlement
  • Originally named Magnesia
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Manisa

25
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  • Pop. 365k
  • Settled in 64 BC
  • Roman settlement
  • Originally named Megalopolis
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Sivas

26
Q

This suburb of Istanbul was formerly known as Libyssa during the Roman times

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Gebze

27
Q

This city is famed for its large borax deposits and was a holiday destination for Roman officials.

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Balıkesir

28
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The ancient settlement in this town stood at the crossing of several major trade routes linking Syria and Anatolia.

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Tarsus