Turkey

by Kristin Van Cleaf

This book discusses Turkey's history as part of the Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman Empires, the influence of leaders from Sultan S leyman I to Mustafa Kemal Atat rk, the importance of Islam, the nation's language reforms, its desire to join the European Union, and its current democratic government, parliament, and court systems. Turkish food, housing, education, family life, clothing, public transportation, communication options, shipping ports, economy,...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1599287870
• ISBN13: 9781599287874
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Checkerboard Books
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.1" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 8 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 5