Culture and History

Turks are allies in the Western Alliance and they have been using the Western script since 1928. Tte question of whether a Turk is a European has become an obsolete question since 1949 by their membership to the Council of Europe. They are a member of NATO and other Western organizations, such as OECD.Turkey has also applied to become a permanent member of the EEC, hoping to take her rightful part in this organization as well. All these factors set modern state apart from her muslim neighbours. In this symposium the westernization of the country as a consequence of cultural and social changes caused by different events in It’s history is studied within an historical perspective. It is believed that the Turkish experience can provide valuable insight to the problem of cultural change rendering generalizations which might be of help to other developing countries. Whether you are intrested in learning more about the history of Turkey – the art, mythology, archaology and the architecture – or wanting to explore the cities and experience local village life, or to sample the exotic tastes of the region, or just to be able to lie back in a deck chair and watch the blue waters of the Mediterranean float by – you will find it in there with pictures of cities, village life, custoums, traditions in there , pictures of Istanbul, learning more about the history of Turkey, the art, mythology, archaology and the architecture or wanting to explore the cities and experience local village life

The culture of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye Kültürü) combines a heavily diverse and heterogeneous set of elements that have been derived from the various cultures of the Eastern Mediterranean, Western Asia, Central Asia, Middle East, with Eastern European and Caucasian traditions. Many of these traditions were initially brought together by the Ottoman Empire, a multi-ethnic and multi-religious state.