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| The ] design appears on Ottoman flags beginning in the late 18th or early 19th century. The white star and crescent moon on red as the flag of the Ottoman Empire was introduced 1844.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Silk Road of Adaptation: Transformations across Disciplines and Cultures|last=Raw|first=Dr Laurence|date=2013-09-18|publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing|isbn=9781443852890|pages=42|language=en}}</ref> | The ] design appears on Ottoman flags beginning in the late 18th or early 19th century. The white star and crescent moon on red as the flag of the Ottoman Empire was introduced 1844.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Silk Road of Adaptation: Transformations across Disciplines and Cultures|last=Raw|first=Dr Laurence|date=2013-09-18|publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing|isbn=9781443852890|pages=42|language=en}}</ref> | ||
| After the declaration of the ] in 1923, the new administrative regime maintained the last flag of the ]. Proportional standardizations were introduced in the Turkish Flag Law of 1936.<ref name="THS81" /> | After the declaration of the ] in 1923, the new administrative regime maintained the last flag of the ]. Proportional standardizations were introduced in the Turkish Flag Law of 1936.<ref name="THS81" /> | ||
| === Legendary origins === | === Legendary origins === | ||
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| Use | National flag and ensign    |
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| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted | 1844 (Ottoman flag) 29 May 1936 (standardized) |
| Design | A red field with a white star and crescent slightly left of center. |
| Flag of the President of Türkiye | |
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| Use | Presidential Standard |
| Proportion | 2:3 |
The national flag of Türkiye, officially the Turkish flag (Template:Lang-tr), is a red flag featuring a white star and crescent. The flag is often called "the red flag" (al bayrak), and is referred to as "the red banner" (al sancak) in the Turkish national anthem. The current Turkish flag is directly derived from the late Ottoman flag, which had been adopted in the late 18th century and acquired its final form in 1844. The measures, geometric proportions, and exact tone of red of the flag of Türkiye were legally standardized with the Turkish Flag Law on 29 May 1936.
History
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The star and crescent design appears on Ottoman flags beginning in the late 18th or early 19th century. The white star and crescent moon on red as the flag of the Ottoman Empire was introduced 1844.
After the declaration of the Republic of Türkiye 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.
Legendary origins
Legend has it that the red on the flag is blood red and represents the spilled blood of martyrs. The image of the Turkish flag is formed with the crescent moon and a star reflected on these bloods at midnight. This legend is said to have taken place in the First Battle of Kosovo in 1389.
Legal basis
Fundamentals of the Turkish flag were laid down by Turkish Flag Law No. 2994 on 29 May 1936 during the Republic period of Türkiye. Turkish Flag Regulation No. 2/7175 dated 28 July 1937, and Supplementary Regulation No. 11604/2 dated 29 July 1939, were enacted to describe how the flag law would be implemented. The Turkish Flag Law No. 2893 dated 22 September 1983, and Published in the Official Gazette on 24 September 1983, was promulgated six months after its publication. According to Article 9 of Law No. 2893, a statute including the fundamentals of the implementation was also published.
Usage of flag of Türkiye in Northern Cyprus
Article 5 of the Flag Law of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus states that "The Turkish Flag shall continue to be the national flag of the Turkish People of Cyprus". According to the same article, the flag of Türkiye can be flown from buildings of the Security Forces, by Government Departments, from the premises of public institutions and establishments and others with the flag of Northern Cyprus. Article 10 of the same law outlaws insults against the flag of Türkiye and Article 11 punishes them if they were carried out on purpose.
Construction
Colors
In an RGB color space, the red color of the Turkish flag is composed of 89% red, 3.9% green, and 9% blue (in hexadecimal color code #E30A17). In a CMYK color space, it is composed of 0% cyan, 95.6% magenta, 89.9% yellow and 11% black. It has a hue angle of 356.4 degrees, a saturation of 91.6%, and a lightness of 46.5%. The red color on the Turkish flag is vivid red and this color can be obtained by blending #FF142E with #C70000. The closest websafe color is: #d11919.
The colors approximation is listed below:
Colors scheme |
Red | White |
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| RGB | 227-10-23 | 255-255-255 |
| Hexadecimal | #E30A17 | #FFFFFF |
| CMYK | 0, 96, 90, 11 | 0, 0, 0, 0 |
Dimensions
The specification below, given by Turkish Flag Law, implies that the distance between (the left edge of) the inner circle of the crescent and a vertical line connecting the two pointed ends of the crescent is 279⁄800 G = 0.34875 G; thus, the left point of the star intrudes about 0.0154 G beyond that line.
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| Letter | Measure | Length |
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| G | Width | |
| A | Distance between the centre of the outer crescent and the seam of the white band | 1⁄2 G |
| B | Diameter of the circle around the star | 1⁄4 G |
| C | Distance between the centres of the inner and outer circles of the crescent | 1⁄16 G |
| D | Diameter of the inner circle of the crescent | 2⁄5 G |
| E | Distance between the inner circle of the crescent and the circle around the star | 1⁄3 G |
| F | Diameter of the outer circle of the crescent | 1⁄2 G |
| L | Length | 1+1⁄2 G |
| M | Width of the white hem at the hoist | 1⁄30 G |
Display and use
State institutions
The flag is always displayed prominently in state institutions from schools to ministries. The Beştepe Presidential Complex, Parliament, ministries, schools, military, councils, governors buildings, muhtar's offices, bridges, airports, and every state owned building in the country features one or more flags of Turkey.
Uniforms
On military uniforms the flag is displayed on a patch either on the right shoulder or on the front of the uniform. Helmets can display the flag too on the front or the sides. Flight suits, navy uniforms, Jandarma uniforms and others feature the flag on shoulder patches or helmets. Along with uniforms several emblems and patches display the flag with prominence or minor alteration.
Days of display
Turkey celebrates many national events such as battle victories and Republic Day. People come to the streets with their flags to celebrate such days. On other occasions the public uses the flag heavily when protesting or commemorating certain events or deaths respectively. Statues and monuments may be draped with the flag while marches and songs are played. On television screens the flag is displayed in celebration of such events too with the portrait of Atatürk next to it. The flag may also be presented at half staff in mourning of tragic events or important days.
Funerals
The flag has a prominent display on state and military funerals. A burial flag is always draped over the deceased coffin and is carried by the military police or relatives of the deceased. Soldiers of all types and the Presidential Guard also carry the coffin at times. Many attendees also feature the flag on their lapels along with an image of the deceased.
Gallery
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Flag of Turkey and Northern Cyprus
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The flag is prominently displayed in classrooms and any and all state institutions.
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The Turkish flag brought upon the annexation of Hatay.
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Celebration of Republic Day
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Opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics
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Turkish flag by the Bosphorus Bridge
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The Turkish Embassy in Somalia
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Turkish flags at half staff.
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See also
- National emblem of Turkey
- Flag of Azerbaijan
- Flag of East Turkestan
- Flag of Northern Cyprus
- Flags of the Ottoman Empire
- Flag of Tunisia
- List of Turkish flags
Notes and references
- "Yurtdışı Yükseköğretim Diplomaları Denklik Yönetmeliği". Mevzuat.meb.gov.tr. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ "T.C.CUMHURBAŞKANLIĞI : Türk Bayrağı".
- ^ "Türk Bayrağı Kanunu" [Law on Turkish Flag] (PDF). Tbmm.gov.tr. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- Raw, Dr Laurence (2013-09-18). The Silk Road of Adaptation: Transformations across Disciplines and Cultures. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 42. ISBN 9781443852890.
- "The North Cyprus Flag (TRNC Flag)". 28 May 2020.
- "'KKTC ve Türk bayrağını asla ellettirmeyiz'".
External links
- Türk Bayrağı Kanunu, the Turkish text of the Turkish Flag Law No. 2893 dated September 22, 1983, establishing the proportions, production, and rules of usage of the flag of Turkey
- Turkey at Flags of the World
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