Turkish Geography
Which river flows through the city of Adana and reaches the Mediterranean Sea?
Seyhan River
Which Ottoman sultan was known as “The Magnificent” in Europe?
Suleiman the Magnificent (Kanuni Sultan Süleyman)
Who invented dynamite?
Alfred Nobel
Who wrote Çalıkuşu?
Reşat Nuri Güntekin
What is the basic unit of life?
Cell
Which river forms part of the border between Türkiye and Greece?
Meriç River
(Evros River)
What was the name of the reform period in the Ottoman Empire between 1839 and 1876 aimed at modernization?
Tanzimat Period
Which German inventor developed the first gasoline-powered automobile in 1885?
Karl Benz
Which Turkish writer was Tutunamayanlar written by?
Oğuz Atay
Which organ in the human body produces insulin?
Pancreas
What is the highest mountain in Türkiye?
Mount Ararat (Ağrı Dağı)
Which empire ruled Anatolia before the rise of the Ottomans and was defeated by the Seljuks at the Battle of Manzikert (1071)?
Byzantine Empire
Who invented the electric telegraph?
Samuel Morse
Who was İnce Memed written by ?
Yaşar Kemal
What is the largest organ in the human body?
Skin
Which Turkish city does not border any other country, sea, or lake and is often considered one of the most “landlocked” cities in Türkiye?
Yozgat
Which important treaty officially recognized the Republic of Türkiye internationally in 1923?
Treaty of Lausanne
Which inventor is famous for developing alternating current (AC) electricity systems?
Nikola Tesla
Who is the author of Aşk-ı Memnu?
Halit Ziya Uşaklıgil
What is the process by which cells divide to produce two identical daughter cells?
Mitosis
Which Turkish city is known as the gateway to Cappadocia and has an important international airport serving the region?
Kayseri
Which war caused the Ottoman Empire to lose most of its European territories before World War I?
The Balkan Wars (1912–1913)
Who invented the printing press in the 15th century?
Johannes Gutenberg
Which Turkish poet is known for his free-verse poems and the collection Memleketimden İnsan Manzaraları?
Nazım Hikmet
What type of blood cells help fight infections?
White blood cells