History
This Turkish empire ruled over a large territory for more than 600 years until World War I.
What is the Ottoman Empire?
This is the name of the narrow strait that connects the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara.
What is the Bosphorus?
The famous Turkish chef and restaurateur known for his unique style of sprinkling salt.
Who is Nusret Gökçe (or Salt Bae)?
This English writer is famous for plays like Macbeth and Hamlet.
Who is William Shakespeare?
This is the name for the large ship that sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg.
What is the Titanic?
This is the name of Turkey's highest mountain, a snow-capped dormant volcano.
What is Mount Ararat?
She is a popular Turkish pop singer and writer known for hit songs like "Keskin Bıçak" and "Şımarık."
Who is Sezen Aksu?
The Turkish writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2006.
Who is Orhan Pamuk?
The ancient name for the city now known as Istanbul.
What is Constantinople (or Byzantium)?
This long river flows through Egypt and is often called the longest river in the world.
What is the Nile River?
This successful Turkish director won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 2014 for his film Winter Sleep.
Who is Nuri Bilge Ceylan?
The famous Turkish poet known for his socialist ideas and simple, modern language, often writing about freedom and love.
Who is Nâzım Hikmet?
The time period from the 14th to the 16th century in Europe, which means "rebirth" in French, is called this.
What is the Renaissance?
This city is the capital of India.
What is New Delhi?
This Turkish athlete is a star volleyball player known for her powerful hitting and for playing on the women's national team, the "Sultans of the Net."
Who is Ebrar Karakurt?
Jane Austen wrote this famous novel about the five Bennet sisters and Mr. Darcy.
What is Pride and Prejudice?
This document, signed in 1923, officially recognized the Republic of Turkey's borders and independence.
What is the Treaty of Lausanne?
The world's largest non-polar desert, located mainly in North Africa.
What is the Sahara Desert?
This popular Turkish actor is well-known internationally for his roles in many popular TV series, such as Kara Para Aşk and Sefirin Kızı.
Who is Engin Akyürek?
The main character of a story is usually called the protagonist, while the character who opposes them is called this.
What is the antagonist?