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Initially, the order of the codes matched the alphabetical order of the province names. After Zonguldak (code 67), the ordering is not alphabetical, but in the order of the creation of provinces, as these provinces were created more recently and thus their plate numbers were assigned after the initial set of codes had been assigned.
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The emblem of Turkey, seen at the Turkish Embassy in Vienna, Austria. The emblem on Turkish passports. Turkey has no official national emblem, but the crescent and star (Turkish: ay-yıldız, lit. ' crescent-star ') design from the national flag is in use on Turkish passports, Turkish identity cards and at the diplomatic missions of Turkey.
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The sun represents the infinity of Turkey and the 16 stars represent the 16 symbolizing the 16 Great Turkic Empires in history. [4] The 16 stars are aligned with a 22.5 degree angle, equidistantly surrounding the sun. One edge of each star points to the center of the sun. [5]?–present Flag of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey
The 81 provinces of Turkey are divided into 973 districts (ilçeler; sing. ilçe). In the Ottoman Empire and in the early Turkish Republic, [when?] the corresponding unit was the kaza. Most provinces bear the same name as their respective provincial capital districts.
Within this unitary framework, Turkey is subdivided into 81 provinces for administrative purposes. Each province is divided into districts, for a total of 973 districts. [2] Turkey is also subdivided into 7 regions and 21 subregions for geographic, demographic and economic purposes; this does not refer to an administrative division.
The most important reason the gray wolf is considered sacred and is the national symbol of the Turks is the mythology of descent from a gray wolf. The Bozkurt is also used as the symbol of nationalists in Turkey but it is originally a mythological symbol of entire Turkic national families in the World. It was declared a national symbol by ...