Turkish flag

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The Turkish flag is the national flag of Turkey, featuring a white star and crescent on a red background, symbolizing the country's heritage and identity.


Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf flag
national flag
adopted 1936-05-29
alsoKnownAs Al bayrak
Ay yıldız
Turkish flag
surface form: Ayyıldızlı al bayrak
aspectRatio 2:3
associatedWith Turkey
surface form: Republic of Turkey

Turkish nationalism
backgroundColor red
capitalCityUsage widely displayed in Ankara
category Flags with crescents
Flags with stars
National symbols of Turkey
Red flags
colorSymbolism red symbolizes the blood of martyrs
white symbolizes peace
country Turkey
crescentColor white
crescentOrientation open to the right
designElement white crescent and star slightly left of center
designType charged red field
emblemPosition slightly left of center
fieldColor red
flagCode TR
historicalPrecursor Ottoman flag
inspiredBy late Ottoman Empire flag designs
ISOcountryCode TR
legalBasis Turkish flag self-linksurface differs
surface form: Turkish Flag Law of 1936
nativeName Turkish flag self-linksurface differs
surface form: Türkiye bayrağı
officialName Turkish flag self-linksurface differs
surface form: Flag of Turkey
proportion 2:3
regulates dimensions
shades of color
use and display
starColor white
starPoints 5
symbol white crescent
white five-pointed star
symbolizes Islamic cultural heritage
Turkish heritage
Turkish national identity
Turkish sovereignty
usedBy Government of Turkey
Armed Forces of Turkey
surface form: Turkish Armed Forces

Turkish citizens
usedOn Turkish embassies abroad
Turkish ships
public buildings in Turkey

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Turkish flag alsoKnownAs Turkish flag
this entity surface form: Ayyıldızlı al bayrak
Ottoman coat of arms hasElement Turkish flag
this entity surface form: red Ottoman national flag
Republic Day (Turkey) hasSymbol Turkish flag
Turkish flag legalBasis Turkish flag self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Turkish Flag Law of 1936
İstiklâl Marşı mentions Turkish flag
Turkish flag nativeName Turkish flag self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Türkiye bayrağı
Turkish flag officialName Turkish flag self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Flag of Turkey
Turkish nationalism symbol Turkish flag