Turkish Geography

Tr Geography

122 practice questions, each with the answer and an explanation.

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  1. Complete the sentence about Eyüp Sultan Mosque with the correct year: When al-Ansari's tomb was found in ______ the mosque was built next to it.
  2. Complete the sentence about Eyüp Sultan Mosque with the correct year: The eastern minaret was rebuilt in the original style by Mahmud II in ______.
  3. Complete the sentence about Eyüp Sultan Mosque with the correct year: A little more out on a limb, overlooking the water is the tomb of Sultan Mehmed V which was designed by Mimar Kemaleddin Bey in __…
  4. Complete the sentence about Ortaköy Mosque with the correct year: A three-year restoration project by the General Directorate of Foundations was completed in ______, at a cost of almost 7 million lira…
  5. Complete the sentence about Sabancı Central Mosque with the correct year: The mosque, which went into service in ______, was constructed upon a confiscated Armenian cemetery.
  6. Which place completes this sentence about Ankara? Ankara is Turkey's second-largest city by population after ______.
  7. Which place completes this sentence about Antalya? Antalya is currently the fourth-most visited city in the world, trailing behind only ______, London, and Dubai, attracting more than 16.5 million for…
  8. Which place completes this sentence about Edirne? The city became "Edirne" in Turkish, reflecting the Turkish pronunciation and Murad moved the Ottoman capital here from ______.
  9. Which place completes this sentence about Tokat? After the death of Sultan Suleiman ibn Qutulmish in 1086, the Emir Danishmend Gazi took control of the area, operating from his power base in the town…
  10. Which place completes this sentence about Topkapı Palace? The Topkapı Palace forms a part the Historic Areas of ______, a group of sites in Istanbul that UNESCO recognised as a World Heritage Site in…
  11. Which place completes this sentence about Basilica Cistern? The ______ Metropolitan Municipality undertook the first major modern restoration of the Basilica Cistern between 1985 and 1987.
  12. Which place completes this sentence about Grand Bazaar, Istanbul? The Grand Bazaar in ______ is often regarded as one of the first shopping malls of the world.
  13. Which place completes this sentence about Central Anatolia Region? The largest city in the region is ______, the capital of Turkey.
  14. Which place completes this sentence about Black Sea Region? East of ______, the area around Giresun is known for the production of hazelnuts, and farther east the Rize region has numerous tea plantati…
  15. Which place completes the sentence? The site is located 40 km east of the modern city of ______.
  16. Which place completes this sentence about Myra? During the Ottoman rule the small Turkish town of Kale was established in the area of Myra in the present-day ______ Province of Turkey.
  17. Which place completes this sentence about Lycian Way? As of 2022, the ______ Provincial Tourism Directorate has agreed with the Culture Routes Society to renew the signposts.
  18. Which place completes this sentence about Patara, Lycia? The site is located on the Turkish coast near to the village of Gelemiş, in ______ Province.
  19. Which place completes this sentence about Uzungöl? The lake is at a distance of 95 km south east of ______'s city center, and 19 km from Çaykara's district center.
  20. Which place completes this sentence about Anadolu Hisarı? Constantinople was blockaded from 1394 on, but Bayezid's campaign was first interrupted by the Crusade of Nicopolis, and then ended with his d…
  21. Which place completes this sentence about Kızılay Square? In those years, the city center was located to the north of Kızılay, but ______ was redesigned by a group of urban planners including Hermann…
  22. Which place completes this sentence about Kızılay Square? Kızılay is also the terminus of the M1, M2 and M4 lines of the ______ Metro.

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