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Turkey's Tigers
Student Response Sheet
Understanding Turkey
Location
Sketch a map of Turkey, including major cities, neighboring countries, and surrounding bodies of water.
General Information
Capital:
Population:
Language:
Religion:
Country Size:
Life Expectancy:
Infant Mortality Rate:
Country's History
Record a summary of Turkey's history, including major events.
Political System and Leaders
Record a summary of Turkey's political and legal system. Record information about the prominent leaders in Turkey, including their position, political affiliation, and beliefs.
Economy
Income, Per Capita:
Labor Force:
Unemployment:
Main Exports:
Main Imports:
Natural Resources:
Natural Hazards:
Understanding Islam
Customs
List and describe the Five Pillars of Islam:
Beliefs
What are the six Articles of Faith?
What do Muslims believe about Allah?
Worship
Summarize the information about Islamic worship and prayer.
Describe ritual washing.
Film: Turkey's Tigers
Part 1: Faith and Prosperity in Turkey
- What are the characteristics of the "new face" of Islam?
- Describe the relationship between Mustafah and Sophia Karaduman. What is the role of the husband? What is the role of the wife?
- What kind of clothing does Karaduman design and produce? Why does he do this? What does he feel about the connection between his religion and his business? Where does he get the inspiration for his clothing?
- Who shops at Tekbir? As Karaduman looks to expand his business, where is he hoping to open more stores?
- What was Ayodin's motivation for stating Ipekyol? Where does he get his inspiration for the fashions he creates? How does he feel about the West? How large is his company?
- How are Tekbir and Ipekyol similar? How are they different?
- What is changing in Kayseri? Why are the businessmen called "Anatolian Tigers"?
- Where are Celal Hasnakaçi's jeans meant to be sold? What is his opinion about religion, values, and choices?
- Describe Friday prayer in Kayseri. Who attends? Who financed the mosque?
- According to Ahmet Hasy?nc?, how has Kayseri changed in the past several years?
- How does the mayor, Mehmet Özhaseki, characterize the people of Kayseri?
- What is the AK party? What do they see as their accomplishments? What do they believe?
- Describe the business community in Kayseri. How do they maintain this community?
- What does Erdogan Aslan see as the role of women in Kayseri's business community? What does he think is important? Why is his wife unusual?
- In the Turkish news media, what are the different points of view about the AK party and the rise of fundamentalist Islam?
- Who is the foreign minister? Where is he from? What does he believe?
- How has modernization affected Islamic women and their role in society?
- How does Elif Ozhaski feel about women working? What is her occupation? Why doesn't her mother work? What does she think about this? Describe her wedding. How is it modern? How is it traditional?
- At the Tekbir collection fashion show, what things are the organizers concerned about? Describe the Tekbir collection. What is the goal of the new line?
- Describe the work the Tugba Ozay normally does. Is it conservative or modern? Why do you think she was a part of the Tekbir fashion show? Why would the Tekbir executives want her to represent their company?
- Why does the state keep control over the mosques? How do different people feel about that?
- Describe, in more detail, the home of the Karadumans. What are their beliefs?
- Describe the Ayayden home. What are their beliefs? How is it different from the Karaduman home?
- How have Turkey's cities, such as Bursa, changed recently?
- From 1923 until the end of the Cold War, what was Turkey's view of Europe?
- How does the author link changes in Turkey, the country's masses, and Islam?
- What is the European Union's rationale for welcoming Turkey into its councils and economic sphere?
- What does Erdogan believe? Why does this concern some people?
- What are the causes of the changes in Turkey?
- What effect has the rise of fundamentalist Islam had in the country?
- What does membership to the European Union mean for Turkey?
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