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A plain red flag was introduced as the civil ensign for all Ottoman subjects. [citation needed] After the foundation of the Republic of Turkey in 1923, the government maintained the last flag of the Ottoman Empire. Proportional standardisations were introduced in the Turkish Flag Law (Turkish: Türk Bayrağı Kanunu) of 29 May 1936.
The national flag of Turkey, officially the Turkish flag [2] (Turkish: Türk bayrağı), is a red flag featuring a white star and crescent on its emblem, a prominent symbol of the Ottoman Empire. Although the symbol is now a recognized symbol of Islam , it does not carry any religious meaning on the Turkish flag. [ 3 ]
The Turkish flag is the national and official flag of the Republic of Turkey. [1] Consists of white crescent and star on a red background. The crescent and star flag was first adopted in 1844 during the Tanzimat period in the reign of Sultan Abdul Majid , and it was enacted as the national flag of the Republic of Turkey with the Turkish Flag ...
The white star and crescent moon on red as the flag of the Ottoman Empire was introduced 1844. [2] After the declaration of the Republic of Turkey in 1923, the new administrative regime maintained the last flag of the Ottoman Empire. Proportional standardizations were introduced in the Turkish Flag Law of 1936. [3] 1923–present
The roots of the Presidential Seal and Presidential Flag of Turkey go back to September 1922, when a similar flag was used on the automobile that took Mustafa Kemal Atatürk to İzmir during the final days of the Turkish War of Independence. [1] This flag is currently on display at the Anıtkabir Museum in Ankara. [1]
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.
Date: 1844 (Ottoman flag); 1936 (standardised): Source: Turkish Flag Law (Türk Bayrağı Kanunu), Law nr. 2893 of 22 September 1983. Text (in Turkish) at the website of the Turkish Historical Society (Türk Tarih Kurumu)
Turkish War of Independence; Part of the Revolutions of 1917–1923 in the aftermath of World War I: Clockwise from top left: Delegation gathered in Sivas Congress to determine the objectives of the Turkish National Movement; Turkish civilians carrying ammunition to the front; Kuva-yi Milliye infantry; Turkish horse cavalry in chase; Turkish Army's capture of Smyrna; troops in Ankara's Ulus ...