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.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ayyıldızlı al bayrak | 1 |
| Flag of Turkey | 1 |
| Turkish Flag Law of 1936 | 1 |
| Türkiye bayrağı | 1 |
| red Ottoman national flag | 1 |
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.
this entity surface form:
Ayyıldızlı al bayrak
this entity surface form:
red Ottoman national flag
this entity surface form:
Turkish Flag Law of 1936
this entity surface form:
Türkiye bayrağı
this entity surface form:
Flag of Turkey