§3.4 Turkey: two worlds part 1

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§3.4 Turkey: two worlds part 1

Turkije: twee werelden

Turkije: twee werelden

At the end of this lesson you know:

• How is it that Turkey is culturally linked to the Middle East and to Europe?
• What changes have taken place in Turkey in recent history
• Who Atatürk was

Border between two cultural areas

The Bosporus (Istanbul - Turkey)

Most important border between Asia and Europe natuurlijke grens tussen Azië en Europa

Istanbul

Turkey

cultural elements of the West and Middle-East

Turkey in the early days

• Part of the Ottoman Empire
  
• Main capital: Istanbul
  
• The culture of the Ottoman Empire was a combination of the Arab culture and Turkish culture
  

The nowadays Turkey

• Mustafa Kemal(1881) became the first president (1923)
  
•   "Atatürk", father of the Turkish people
  
• Goal: Making Turkey a modern country. Islam was a hindrance and therefore sharia (Islamic law) was abolished

Atatürk

To do

Paragraph 4: 1 to 5

Turkey: Western influences

• Atatürk came to power: he wanted to make Turkey modern, Western. European ideas (fashion, technology, art)
• Western rules: Equal rights between men and women, replacing Arabic alphabet with Western alphabet
• No more headscarves allowed in schools and public places

Turkey: now

• In recent years, more influence of Islam 
• The new party wants Islamic rules again
  
• For example: female students headscarve
  

Who is the current president of Turkey?

1. Abdullah Gül
2. Ahmet Necdet Sezer
3. Mr White
4. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Regional inequality

Regional inequality= Differences in wealth between one area and another.

Western Turkey is richer than Eastern Turkey

Development

Turkey is an emerging country

Emerging country = Country that is not yet truly developed but is experiencing rapid economic growth

Homework

Make §3.4 assignments 1, 2, 5 and 6d