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TOUR GUIDE, TRANSLATOR, REAL ESTATE AGENT INTURKEY IN ENGLISH AND NORWEGIANTUR GUIDE, TRANSLATØR, EIENDOMSMEGLER I TYRKIA PÅ ENGELSK OG NORSK E-Mail :stortum@yahoo.noPhone : +90.539.2240093 Web : www.tourguideinturkey.fws1.com
Tour Guide Sinan Tortum's Brochure AboutTurkey 
TURKEY AS I CONCEIVE IT
“If there is something I know, it is is that I do not know anything.” Socrates
 AGRICULTURE 
 
Since we lack a good overview and reliable registration system, it is difficult to say exactlyhow many people are living in agricultural araes or what percent of the people are dependenton the revenues from agriculture. An estimation may be 35-40 %. Because of the lowefficiency and similar problems in the turkish agriculture, the household revenues in therural areas are quite low. The problem is deepened by the fact that the households in therural araes are bigger in size than in the urban areas. We see a reflection in the rural areas of the problems in the whole country: The problems of planning, organization and marketing.Subsidies are much less than before and there are quotas for some products as is the casewith tobacco. In my opinion, there is an incraesing poverty and cash problems in the ruralaraes.I can estimate that if the situation continues like this, there will be increased urbanization.Urbanization is not a solution either. People move from the rural araes to the urban araeswith great expectations, which people could get realized in 60s , 70s and 80s to some extent. If there will be a wide wave of immigration, the integration problems will seemingly be muchbigger now than in the past.There are 1.2 million tractors used in Turkey. One third of these are over the age of 20. Mostfarmers, because of financing difficulties, should be content with the tractors with 50-60horse power. It is, on the other hand, predicted that every year 40.000 tractors shall be sold.Tobacco is sown in the Aegean Region ( amongst others in Akhisar, the old Tyatira), in theWestern Black Sea region, The Eastern Turkey and the South Eastern Turkey. Tobaccodemands mild climate, but also much rain in the winter. Tobacco merchants and therepresentatives of the Turkish Monopoly inspects the tobacco from september to december.Because of the quotas for tobacco etc., the tobacco has become an unpopular product to
 
invest in. A problem with tobacco is that it takes some months between the time the produceis delievered and the time the farmers get their payments. in the spring months and manuelharvesting is most usual.Olive is a popular produce with increasing domestic and international demand. Olive treesfollow a cycle of the year and non-year ( little produce in the non-year). The main cause of this is that in harvesting shaking-method is used with sticks in use. Then the olive tree needs atime for a rest. In the late spring, you can see mainly women from the villages- transportedby lorries and led by a man- working with harvesting of olive. There are tens of millions of olive trees mainly in the Aegean and Marmara regions. Old type olive oil factories are easilyvisible with their tall chimneys. However, turkish olive oil industry still has marketingproblems. Some of the turkish olive oil is known to be sold with foreign brands. TARIS- acooperative based company- has opened its own shops amongst others in the USA.Turkey is the biggest exporter of hasslenuts. But, the producers are not content with theirearnings. Perhaps, there should be attempts to concentrate on marketing hasslenuts as aprocessed goods.In the late spring, summer and early fall, the so-called seasonal workers are easily visiblewith their tents. We can also call them “tent villagers”. Turkey’s agriculture still forms animportant part of its economy and and throughout each year many workers live nomadiclifestyles travelling from whereever they call home ( most of them from southeasternprovinces) to the orchards, plantations or fields whereever their labour is needed ( Aegeanprovinces, Cukurova around Adana-province etc.). They form small tent villages without theinfrastructure. Workers travel with their families and set up their primitive tents on theedges of fields, living in deeply unsanitary conditions without basic necessities like toilets,baths or kitchens. Except for the summer, it may be cold in the eveneings and nights; there isthe risk of getting ill any moment. Since they are not insured in the social security system,medical expenses may be a big problem. Usually they are surviving on ( dry) bread, tea, herbsand plants they gather. No electricity, no running water. They have gas light. From theirsmall daily earnings, they usually give a percentage to the mediators, who find and organizethe workforce on the fields.
 ALPHABET AND A LITTLE DICTIONARY 
 
The turkish written language uses the Latin letters. But some letters are not found in Englishor are spelled differently. Turkish belongs to the Ural-Altaic language family and has somesort of affinity with hungarian language and finnish. The language spoken in Azarbeidjan isunderstandable by the people in Turkey. Turkish is widely spoken in different parts of theAsia.Some Useful Words and Expressions:Good Morning:GünaydınGood Evening(s) :İyi akşamlarGood Night : İyi gecelerHow are you? : Nasılsın?Thanks : TeşekkürlerPlease : LütfenWelcome :
 Hoş geldiniz 
. The response is
hoş bulduk 
 
 
Bye bye :
 Allahaısmarladık 
, says the one who leavesand
 güle güle
, answers the one who staysExcuse me : Affedersiniz or pardonO.K.: : TamamYes : EvetNo : HayırCoffee : KahveTea : ÇayHere you are : BuyurunCheers : ŞerefeFood : Yemek Water : SuIs there? : Var mı?The response woould be
var 
(there is) or
 yok 
(there is no)
 
 ATATÜRK ( THE FATHER OF THE TURKS)
 
Ataturk was born in Thessaloniki ( at that time the ottoman territory) in 1881. He studied atthe military high school and military academy, served and joined the wars in such places asTrablus in Libia, Damascus in Syria and Gallipoli. In 1916 he bacame general at the age of 35. Until the end of the WW1 he was an officer of the Ottoman Army. By landing on theBlack Sea town of Samsun, he started the national independence war. He organizedcongresses in Erzurum and Sivas as a first step to organize the war. He convened the GrandNational Assembly on 23.April, 1920 ( 23.April is now celebrated as The Children’s day),abolished the sultanate in 1922 and declared the Turkish Republic on 29.October, 1923( 29.October is now celebrated as the Republic Day).Big reforms were realized: introduction of the Latin alphabet, abolition of poligamy, Sundaymade the official holiday, women’s suffrage, separation of state and mosque. All these wouldlead Turkey closer to the modern world.Ataturk was buried in 1953 at his Mousaleum in Ankara, after his corps was maintainedtemporarily at the Ethnographical Museum in Ankara.Mousaleum of Atatürk His birth name was Mustafa; he was given the middle name Kemal by his teacher and in1934 he was given the surname ATATÜRK, which means The Father of the Turks. He died atDolmabahce Palace in İstanbul on 10 th November, 1938. Though he may be criticized forsome of his actions, there is a wide spread agreement on that without his reforms, Turkeywould not be much different from many of the islamic countries, developing countries andMiddle Eastern countries..
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