Turkey

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Flag of Turkey
Adopted	June 1973 [1]
Designed by	(unknown)
Proportions	2:3 [2]

The flag of Turkey is red with a white star-and-crescent facing towards the fly.

[edit] Symbolism

The red represents Umar I, and the star and crescent do not represent the Islamic religion, but the former Islamic Empire. ^[3] The flag also has similarity to the flag of the Ottoman Empire.

[edit] References

1. ↑ flag of Turkey -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia
2. ↑ Turkey at Flags of the World
3. ↑ ISBN 0-681-60280-5

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