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1. The capital of Turkey is Istanbul
It is Ankara
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2. Islam is the official religion of Turkey
Turkey is officially a secular state, though since the 1980s Islamic groups have increasingly challenged the secularization called for by Atatürk in his reforms of the 1920s
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3. Turkey is a member of NATO
It is NATO's only (mostly) Asian member, joining in 1952, three years after NATO's founding
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4. Turkey has won the Eurovision song contest
Sertab Erener won in 2003 with the song "Everyway That I Can"
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5. Tulips were cultivated by the Turks before the Dutch
A Dutch ambassador brought tulip bulbs home from Constantinople where they had been cultivated by the Ottoman Turks, triggering tulip mania in Europe. The tulip remains Turkey's national flower and a symbol of Turkey
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6. Atatürk, the name given to Turkey's founder, means "Soul of the Turks"
It means "Father of the Turks" and was bestowed upon Mustafa Kemal Atatürk by the Turkish Parliament in 1934
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7. Camel wrestling is a sport in Turkey
It is an ancient (and controversial) sport, with regular festivals still held in the Aegean region of Turkey
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8. Turkic peoples settled in Anatolia, present day Turkey, about 3,000 years ago
The Turks first settled in Anatolia in the 11th century. Evidence suggests that the earliest Turkic peoples descended from agricultural communities in Northeast China
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9. Turkeys (the birds) are native to Turkey
Turkeys are native to North America, though they get their name indirectly from Turkey, the place
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10. Turkey is the only country to recognise the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Azerbaijan, another Turkic country, has reportedly been considering it, but has yet to
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11. The first military bands were created in the Ottoman Empire
Their distinctive sounds inspired many European composers, like Mozart with his Turkish Rondo
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12. Most residents of Istanbul live in Asia
64.9% of the residents live on the European side of the city and 35.1% on the Asian side
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13. Saint Nicholas, of Santa Claus fame, was from an area now part of Turkey
Saint Nicholas was born circa 280 in Patara, Lycia, and served as bishop of nearby Myra, a city now called Demre, on Turkey's Southern coast
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14. There is a Turkish city called Batman
It's a nice place to visit on a dark night
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15. It is officially illegal to wear a fez in Turkey
Atatürk banned the fez in the 1920s as it was seen to symbolise the Ottoman Empire. The law was never overturned, though you're unlikely to be arrested for wearing one
I wanted to include one about Turkish Delight being the precursor to the Jelly Bean but couldn't find any solid proof. Seems to be one of those "most experts believe" things. I like to think it's true though :)