Sunday, March 30, 2008

The culture of Turkey

"The culture of Turkey

Posted by sahra

The modern Turkish culture is a fusion of different cultures. This may alia, the alttürkische nomadic culture of Central Asia and Siberia, the culture in the Ottoman Empire, with its Arab, Byzantine and Persian influences, and the strong European direction since the founding of the Republic by
Atatürk counted. The cultural center of the country is the metropolis Istanbul.
The vast majority of the Turkish population Approximately 98%, belongs to the ISLAM (Muslims). Of these, approximately 60% Sunni, and the remaining 30-35% Alevis. According to other estimates, there are 70-75% Sunni and 20 to 25% Alevis. In addition to live in Turkey, 0.2% Christian (125,000) and 0.04% of Jews (23,000)."

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