Culture of Turkey

The culture of Turkey , with horse on two continents, gathers habits and Tradition S inherited the Ottoman Empire, Islam, or imported Mediterranean basin, the Middle East and Europe. In fact, this description could appear restrictive for people come originally from the Asian Steppe S. In spite of one 20th century particularly agitated, modern Turkey also counts, in addition to population ethniquement Turkish, minorities or communities Kurdish S, Armenian born, Greek ques and Arab S.

Population

See also: Demography of Turkey

The history of the country makes particularly difficult the definition of a " turc" type;: with the turning of the 20th century, the Ottoman Empire was a multinational State extending on three continents, and the mixtures which resulted from this still distinguish in the population. From its structure, Empire allowed the various communities to retain their particular cultural identity, without having to mix with the others. The young Turkish republic adopted on the contrary under the control of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk an approach much unit and integrationist in the construction of an national identity, forcing the various groups to mix and be identified under the banner of " turcs" (as citizens rather than according to the ethnic significance of the term). Contrary to the awaited homogenization, the result is a formidable pallet of tonalities representing all the possible combinations between Orient and Occident.

Music

See also: Turkish Music

Literature

See also: Turkish Literature

Arts

Theater

Structure

Painting

Museums

Cook

See also: Turkish Kitchen

The Turkish kitchen is with the hinge of Eastern and Western savors, very marked by the Mediterranean position of the country: the paternity of many specialities of the area is disputed besides with several of its neighbors. The meat of Mouton is privileged there with fish, and it is characterized in general by the large variety from Légume S used. Turkish is also large consumers of çay (the). Imported by the waves of immigrants of the Years 1970 and 80, the Kebab also has on finding its place in the preferences of the European night birds.

It should be noted that it is a question of one of the rare countries of Moslem tradition to offer a national alcohol: the Rakı, a brandy of Grape aromatized with the Anise.

Culture and law

The Turkish right always was concerned of " protéger" national culture. The recasting of the penal code in 2005 was thus the occasion to introduce the article 301, which indicates in particular: " the public denigration of the Turkish identity, the Republic or the Large Turkish National Assembly will be punished six months to three years of imprisonment. The public denigration of the government of the Republic of Turkey, of the legal institutions of the State, of the military or sedentary structures, will be punished six months to two years of imprisonment. Whenever the denigration of the Turkish identity is made by a Turkish citizen in another country, the sorrow will be increased of a third. The expression of a thought with critical aiming does not constitute an offense. " border between criticism and denigration remaining with the whole discretion of the courts.

Since its setting-up, the article was called upon in more than one about sixty businesses, médiatisée concerning perhaps the retroactive inculpation for " insult with the identity turque" of the writer Orhan Pamuk, who had declared with a newspaper Suisse in February 2005 that " on these grounds, a million Armenians and 30.000 Kurds were killed, but nobody of other that me " does not dare to say it;. The loads were given up by the Ministry for justice following sharp international protests.

Sports

Celebrities

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