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Life in Kas Calendar
Information Panel – Turkish Dates
Month - ay / Year - sene, yıl
January - Ocak / February - Şubat
March - Mart / April - Nisan
May - Mayıs / June - Haziran
July - Temmuz / August - Ağustos
September - Eylül / October - Ekim
November - Kasım / December - Aralık
January - Ocak / February - Şubat
March - Mart / April - Nisan
May - Mayıs / June - Haziran
July - Temmuz / August - Ağustos
September - Eylül / October - Ekim
November - Kasım / December - Aralık
Day, daily - gün, günluk / today / bugün
tomorrow - yarın / week - hafta
Sunday - Pazar / Monday - Pazartesi
Tuesday – Salı / Wednesday - Çarşamba Thursday - Perşembe / Friday - Cuma
Saturday - Cumartesi
tomorrow - yarın / week - hafta
Sunday - Pazar / Monday - Pazartesi
Tuesday – Salı / Wednesday - Çarşamba Thursday - Perşembe / Friday - Cuma
Saturday - Cumartesi
Turkish ( Türkçe) is spoken as a native language by over 77 million people worldwide making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Cyprus, with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo, Albania and other parts of Eastern Europe. Turkish is also spoken by several million immigrants in Western Europe, particularly in Germany.
The roots of the language can be traced to Central Asia, with the first written records dating back nearly 1,300 years. To the west, the influence of Ottoman Turkish—the variety of the Turkish language that was used as the administrative and literary language of the Ottoman Empire—spread as the Ottoman Empire expanded. In 1928, as one of Atatürk's Reforms in the early years of the Republic of Turkey, the Ottoman script was replaced with a phonetic variant of the Latin alphabet. Concurrently, the newly founded Turkish Language Association initiated a drive to reform the language by removing Persian and Arabic loanwords in favour of native variants and coinages from Turkic roots.
The distinctive characteristics of Turkish are vowel harmony and extensive agglutination. The basic word order of Turkish is Subject Object Verb. Turkish has no noun classes or grammatical gender. Turkish has a strong T-V distinction and usage of honorifics. Turkish uses second-person pronouns that distinguish varying levels of politeness, social distance, age, courtesy or familiarity toward the addressee. The plural second-person pronoun and verb forms are used referring to a single person out of respect. In very formal situations, double plural second-person "sizler" may be used to refer to a much-respected person. Source: wikipedia
The roots of the language can be traced to Central Asia, with the first written records dating back nearly 1,300 years. To the west, the influence of Ottoman Turkish—the variety of the Turkish language that was used as the administrative and literary language of the Ottoman Empire—spread as the Ottoman Empire expanded. In 1928, as one of Atatürk's Reforms in the early years of the Republic of Turkey, the Ottoman script was replaced with a phonetic variant of the Latin alphabet. Concurrently, the newly founded Turkish Language Association initiated a drive to reform the language by removing Persian and Arabic loanwords in favour of native variants and coinages from Turkic roots.
The distinctive characteristics of Turkish are vowel harmony and extensive agglutination. The basic word order of Turkish is Subject Object Verb. Turkish has no noun classes or grammatical gender. Turkish has a strong T-V distinction and usage of honorifics. Turkish uses second-person pronouns that distinguish varying levels of politeness, social distance, age, courtesy or familiarity toward the addressee. The plural second-person pronoun and verb forms are used referring to a single person out of respect. In very formal situations, double plural second-person "sizler" may be used to refer to a much-respected person. Source: wikipedia
Information Panel – Turkish Language
Jan 1: New Year's Day
Apr 23: National Sovereignty and Children's Day
May 1: Labour and Solidarity Day
May 19: Atatürk Commemoration and Youth & Sports Day
Aug 30: Victory Day
Oct 29: Republic Day
Apr 23: National Sovereignty and Children's Day
May 1: Labour and Solidarity Day
May 19: Atatürk Commemoration and Youth & Sports Day
Aug 30: Victory Day
Oct 29: Republic Day
Information Panel - Official Holidays
Kaş Harbour
© Gerard Kennedy 2010
Information Panel – Marine Protection Kas Turkey
The Kas to Kekova marine protected area, covering 30,000 hectares off of Turkey’s south western Lycian coast, is known for its rich marine life and underwater archaeological sites. WWF is working with local authorities to develop conservation plans and underwater protection guidelines for the area.
In an effort to further protect Turkey’s marine areas from tourism development and unsustainable fishing, WWF is also working to develop a network of marine protected areas along the coast.
This project builds on earlier work by WWF Turkey to promote ecoregional conservation and sustainable tourism on the Lycian Coast. The focus of this work was the development of a network of MPAs along the Lycian coastline, between Antalya and the dunes of Patara.
An underwater survey of the coastline was completed focusing on marine biodiversity. The marine ecosystem studies undertaken along the 200km coastal stretch revealed 4 areas hosting rich biodiversity. After a detailed marine survey the region of Kas was selected as a potential MPA site.
WWF Turkey’s final proposal for the creation of the MPA was officially presented to EPASA which, after a thorough consultation with the 13 different authorities having jurisdiction over the marine area, approved the creation of the MPA and presented it for approval to the Council of Ministers. The official declaration was gazetted in December 2006.
This is the first MPA declared in Turkey based on the findings and results of a marine survey. Source: WWF
In an effort to further protect Turkey’s marine areas from tourism development and unsustainable fishing, WWF is also working to develop a network of marine protected areas along the coast.
This project builds on earlier work by WWF Turkey to promote ecoregional conservation and sustainable tourism on the Lycian Coast. The focus of this work was the development of a network of MPAs along the Lycian coastline, between Antalya and the dunes of Patara.
An underwater survey of the coastline was completed focusing on marine biodiversity. The marine ecosystem studies undertaken along the 200km coastal stretch revealed 4 areas hosting rich biodiversity. After a detailed marine survey the region of Kas was selected as a potential MPA site.
WWF Turkey’s final proposal for the creation of the MPA was officially presented to EPASA which, after a thorough consultation with the 13 different authorities having jurisdiction over the marine area, approved the creation of the MPA and presented it for approval to the Council of Ministers. The official declaration was gazetted in December 2006.
This is the first MPA declared in Turkey based on the findings and results of a marine survey. Source: WWF
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