communities of partner countries
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MINORITIES IN TURKEY
GREEKS
Most of the Greek people live in İstanbul. They live especially in Beyoğlu, Galata, Nişantaşı and Prince Islands.
POPULATION
• The number of Greeks is about 4000 in Turkey.
• The number of Greeks emigrated from Turkey toabroad is approximately 60000.
• The Greek population in Turkey is graduallydecreasing because of emigration to abroad.
• There are nearly 13000 words in common.
• Example Words…
TURKISH ENGLISH GREEK
Aşık Someone in love Asikis
Ananas Pineapple Ananas
Bezelye Pea Bizeli
Biber Pepper Piperi
Biftek Steak Bifteki
Kalamar Squid Kalamari
Kalfa Shop Assistant Kalfas
Kaldırım Sidewalk Kaldirimi
Kalem Pencil Kalemi
Manav Green Grocer Manavis
INTERACTION IN LANGUAGE
CULTURE
The Greek in Turkey can speak their own language, attend to Greek schools, perform their religion andcustoms through the rights they gained by Treaty of Lausanne.
The ritual of taking cross out from sea in Golden Hornon the 6th of January on Jesus’ birhtday and baptism.
‘The Virgin Mary Fair’ held at Easter in PrinceIslands.
Saint Yorgi Day( or George for Catholics)
at Aya Yorgi Monastery in Prince Islands.
Food in Common
• There are many meals and drinks in common because of
the interaction of two nations.
• For example:
baklava baklavas
kadayıf kadaifi
köfte keftedes
dolma dolmades
imambayıldı imam baildi
bira bira
fasulye fasoli
biftek bifteki
Celebrities
Composers who performed TurkishMusic
• Hristo Efendi (Hristâki Kiryazis)• Andon (Batrik Kiryazis)• Zaharya (Kürkçü Mir Cemil)• İstavri Efendi• Kemânî Zafiraki• Tiryaki• Kemânî Corci• Civan Ağa (Latvacı Zivanis)
Lefter Küçükandonyadiscalled ordinary professor, is a Greek
footballer who played for Fenerbeahçe andTurkish National.
Greek Schools in Turkey
• Most of those schools were closed because manyparents preferred Turkish Schools to thoes ones.
• There are a few active Greek schools.
• Some of those are …
Fener Greek High School
ROMANIA
The frindship between Turkey and Romania has a deep background.
Our relations get
its power from
the historical
proximity
between our
countries and
our people and
of course from
the mutual
interaction.
CULTURAL INTERACTIONS BETWEEN TWO COUNTRIES
• Dimitri Kantemur Culture Center is an example of this interaction.
• Dimitri Kantemur wrote his first novel in 18th century.
• He also interested in Classical Turkish music and composed lots of songs.
Turkish and Romanian language have lots of
similar words.
Örnek Kelimeler.bacşiş(bahşiş) terlik(terlik) tavan(tavan)
cirese(kiraz) dulap (dolap) musafir (misafir)
caisa (kayısı) pantoloni(pantolon) taban(taban)
chibrit (kibrit) sütiyen(südyen) perdele(perde
çay(çay) kilot(kilot) legeni(leğen)
ciorba (çorba) haide (haydi) sapun (sabun)
kafe(kahve) dabacana(dabacan) ibrik(ibrik)
cioban (çoban) lalea (lale) kel (kel)
SPAIN
These two countries initiated the ‘Civilizations
Alliance’in 2005.Then,this project spreaded to
125 countries as a United Nations Project.
Modern Turkish-Spanish relations started with
the ‘PEACE,FRIENDSHIP AND TRADE PACT’
in 1782.
Nearly 300000 Spanish tourists come to Turkey every year..
There are 259 Erasmus students from Spain in Turkey.
POLAND
Turkey and Poland always lived in a peace throughout the history.
This year,the 600th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Turkey and Poland will be celebrated.
Trade,investment,transportation and tourism are important for our economic relations.
There are 566 Erasmus students from Poland in Turkey.
HUNGARY
• These two countries have a mutual history and so
they always see each other as a friend country.
• There is ‘Hungarian Professorship’ in Ankara University in Turkey.
Turkish and Hungarian are in the same linguistic family.Some similar words…
• ata-atya ana-anya
• var-van benim-enyem
• kapı-kapu sevgi-semmi
• yer-ter öküz-ökör
• tavuk-tyuk keçi-kecke
• kuçu(köpek)-kuçu
Ibrahim Müteferrika who came from Hungary established the first printing press
in 1727 in İstanbul.
Hungarian Secenyi Paşa is one of the
leaders of Turkish firefighting.
LITHUANIA
‘Friendship Pact’ between Turkey and Lithuania
was signed on 17th September,1930.
The most important project between Turkey and Lithuania is the ‘Viking Project’It aims
commercial and economical collaboration.
There are 234 Erasmus students from Lithuania in Turkey.
Litvanya’dan yıllık 70 bin turist Türkiye'yi ziyaret etmektedir.
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