tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7666378855482724403.post4127279315742596742..comments2023-11-03T11:42:12.614+02:00Comments on Orange Dreamer's Postcards :): TurkeyОксанаhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07826840616070995362noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7666378855482724403.post-17146529470411719772008-11-20T09:53:00.000+02:002008-11-20T09:53:00.000+02:00I think everyone will disagree on what to "call" T...I think everyone will disagree on what to "call" Turkey, but that's part of the fun of living here. :) We also sometimes say it's "a Mediterranean country," as if there weren't already enough choices. :)<BR/><BR/>To answer your question, we actually have 81 administrative provinces. The seven regions shown on this map are used for the census, just for statistics, and don't have any governmental purpose. <BR/><BR/>Glad you liked the card! ;)Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11472848064765712096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7666378855482724403.post-45083438460924625402008-11-20T04:55:00.000+02:002008-11-20T04:55:00.000+02:00Hi,Turkey is not an Asian country. Both Turkish an...Hi,<BR/><BR/>Turkey is not an Asian country. Both Turkish and "Asian" people would probably feel better "defined" if you refer to Turkey as a Middle Eastern country. Another option would be Eastern European. (I assume that when you express your desire to make a separation between Turkey and Europe, what you have in mind is Western Europe.) <BR/><BR/>And yes, Islam, both as a belief system and a cultural context, is very strong in Turkey. But then again, what you understand from or how one labels Islam, and the unexamined assumptions underlying such associations require in depth analysis. <BR/><BR/>There's hope, exquisite beauty and potential peace in this world just because there're many different people, hundreds of sub-cultures, thousands of spiritual alignments and belief systems, millions of skin tones, and zibillions of thoughts etc etc<BR/><BR/>I quite liked your postcards by the way. <BR/><BR/>Go well,<BR/>i.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com