Flag of Turkey facts for kids
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| Use | National flag and ensign |
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| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted | 1936 (current form) |
| Design | A red field defaced with a white crescent moon and five-pointed star slightly left of centre. |
The flag of Turkey (Turkish: Türk bayrağı) has a white crescent moon and a star on a red background. The flag is called Ay Yıldız (literally, moon star) or Alsancak (red banner) in Turkish.
The flag has a complex origin since it is an ancient design, and uses the same symbols of the late flag of the Ottoman Empire which was adopted in 1844 with the Tanzimat reforms; though the shape, placement and shade of the color varies. The geometric proportions of the flag were legally standardized with the Turkish Flag Law in 1936. The shade of red used in the flag is approximated by Pantone 186, or RGB (227, 10, 23).
Images for kids
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Northern Cyprus and Turkey flags are always flying side by side against each other.
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Flag of Turkey and Northern Cyprus
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The flag is prominently displayed in classrooms and any and all state institutions.
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The Turkish flag brought upon the annexation of Hatay.
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Celebration of Republic Day
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Opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics
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Turkish flag by the Bosphorus Bridge
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The Turkish Embassy in Somalia
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Turkish flags at half staff.
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See also
In Spanish: Bandera de Turquía para niños
