Turkey

Capital:             Ankara
Government:     Republican parliamentary democracy
Currency:         Türk Lirası/Turkish Lira (TRL)
Area:                780,580 km2
Population:       73,193,000 (2006 est.)
Language:         Turkish (official), Kurdish, Dimli (or Zazaisch, Azeri, Kabardian

Turkey Quotes

However and wherever we are, we must live as if we will never die.
-Nazim Hikmet

A small key opens big doors.

Coffee should be black as Hell, strong as death, and sweet as love.

Listen a hundred times; ponder a thousand times; speak once.

Wish well, be well.

Thorns and roses grow on the same tree.

Man is harder than iron, stronger than stone and more fragile than a rose.

A camel is a horse designed by committee.
-Alec Issigonis

The sage speaks of what he sees; the fool, of what he hears.

Before you love, Learn to run through the snow Leaving no footprint.

Even though you know a thousand things, ask the man who knows one.

He who gives little gives from his heart; he who gives much gives from his wealth.

A Heart makes a good home for the Friend.
-Yunus Emre

It is much easier to drive without having an accident.
-Alec Issigonis

Two captains will sink the ship.