🏛️ THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE The Ottoman Empire was one of the longest-lasting and most influential empires in world history, existing for more than 600 years, from 1299 to 1922. 🔹 Origins: Founded by Osman I in the late 13th century, it began as a small principality in Anatolia and gradually expanded into a powerful empire. 🔹 Greatest Expansion: At its height, the empire controlled vast territories across Southeastern Europe, Western Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, connecting three continents. 🔹 Capital: After the conquest of Constantinople in 1453, the city became the political and cultural center of the empire. It is known today as Istanbul. 🔹 Strategic Position: Ottoman territories surrounded major waterways and trade routes, including the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Red Sea, giving the empire enormous geopolitical importance. 🔹 Legacy: The Ottoman Empire left a lasting impact on architecture, culture, cuisine, art, politics and the history of numerous countries across Europe, Asia and Africa. 🌍 From a small Anatolian principality to a vast transcontinental empire, the Ottoman Empire played a major role in shaping the history of three continents. #OttomanEmpire #WorldHistory #HistoryFacts #HistoricalMaps #Geography #Empire #Istanbul #History

🌍 Can you believe that Europe and Asia are just 700 meters apart in Istanbul?! Yes — less than one kilometer separates two continents at one of the most fascinating geographical points on Earth. 📍 This is the Bosphorus Strait, which divides Istanbul between its European and Asian sides, making the city one of the few major cities in the world located on two continents. 📏 Amazing Bosphorus Facts: • Length: About 31 km • Narrowest point: About 700 m • Widest point: Up to 3.7 km • Depth: Over 100 m in some areas • North: Black Sea • South: Sea of Marmara 🚢 But the Bosphorus is far more than a geographical boundary. It is a vital international waterway connecting the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara, and providing a maritime route toward the Aegean and Mediterranean seas. 🏙️ This extraordinary location gives Istanbul something very few cities can claim: One city. Two continents. One legendary strait. 🔥 Here’s the question: If you were standing on one side of the Bosphorus looking across at the other… Would you feel like you were looking at another continent or simply another part of the same city? 🇪🇺 Europe or 🌏 Asia? Which side would you choose to explore first — and why? #Geography #BosphorusStrait #Istanbul #Turkey #AsiaAndEurope

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Avrupa’nın Sultanları yine TÜRKİYE! 🇹🇷🏆 Bir kez daha tarih yazdınız, bir kez daha Ay-Yıldızımızı Avrupa’nın zirvesine taşıdınız! 2023’ün ardından üst üste ikinci kez Avrupa Şampiyonu olan Filenin Sultanları’nı gönülden kutluyorum. ❤️ Sizinle gurur duyuyoruz kızlar! Şampiyon Türkiye! 🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷

🪁🇹🇷🇵🇸 “Don’t Shoot Down Kites, Let the Sky Be Left for Children” 📍 The Ministry of National Education of Türkiye will organize the “Don’t Shoot Down Kites, Let the Sky Be Left for Children” event across all 81 provinces of Türkiye to draw attention to the ban on kites in Gaza and highlight children’s rights. 📆 From September 14 to 18, students, together with their parents, will take their calls for peace, education, and security to the sky through kites they have designed, along with drawings and messages. 📌 The initiative, implemented within the framework of the Turkish Century Education Model, aims to strengthen children’s awareness of compassion and global solidarity.

♻️💰 ŞİŞENİ ATMA, 1 TL’Nİ AL: 2 AYDA 205 MİLYON AMBALAJ TOPLANDI! 💥 Türkiye’de depozito sistemi hızla büyüyor. 1 Temmuz’da ulusal entegrasyon süreci başlayan DOA sistemiyle 5 Eylül’e kadar tam 205 milyon 709 bin 303 içecek ambalajı toplanarak geri dönüşüme kazandırıldı. Sistemin çalışma mantığı oldukça basit: 🥤 PET, cam veya alüminyum içecek ambalajınızı alın. ♻️ DOA sistemine teslim edin. 💰 Ambalaj başına 1 TL teşvik bedeli kazanın. Açıklanan verilere göre sisteme kayıtlı kullanıcı sayısı da 3 milyon 214 bin kişiyi geçti. En fazla ambalaj toplanan iller ise: 🥇 Antalya: 46,7 milyon 🥈 İstanbul: 38,7 milyon 🥉 İzmir: 24,3 milyon Ardından Adana 18,7 milyon ve Ankara 16,7 milyon ambalajla geliyor. Ancak sistemin asıl ölçeği önümüzdeki dönemde ortaya çıkabilir. 🇹🇷 HEDEF: HER YIL 25 MİLYAR AMBALAJ! DOA sistemiyle yılda 25 milyar ambalajın toplanması ve geri dönüşüm sayesinde Türkiye ekonomisine 30 milyar TL katkı sağlanması hedefleniyor. Böylece çöpe gidecek milyarlarca şişe ve kutu yeniden ekonominin hammaddesine dönüşebilecek. Aslında ortaya çıkan model çok net: Atık ⬇️ ♻️ Toplama ⬇️ 💰 Vatandaşa teşvik ⬇️ 🏭 Geri dönüşüm ⬇️ 📦 Yeniden hammadde ⬇️ 🇹🇷 Ekonomik değer Girişimcilik açısından bakıldığında ise milyarlarca ambalajın toplanacağı böylesine büyük bir sistem; geri dönüşüm teknolojileri, toplama makineleri, lojistik, ayrıştırma ve geri dönüştürülmüş hammadde tarafında da yeni bir ekonomi oluşturabilir. 📢 Sizce ambalaj başına 1 TL teşvik, Türkiye’de geri dönüşüm alışkanlığını değiştirmeye yeter mi?

📌 Shanghai Cooperation Organization spans 10 member states and more than 3.5B people 📈 Eurasian bloc covers 36M square kilometers, representing around one-quarter of global GDP and over 15% of international trade 📜 Founded in 2001 after emerging from ‘Shanghai Five,’ organization has expanded to include India, Pakistan, Iran and Belarus, while Türkiye is a dialogue partner