The Turkish Flag
The Turkish flag is composed of a white crescent and star on a red background as prescribed in the Article 3 of the Constitution of the Republic of Turkey.
The Turkish National Anthem (Independence March)
- The Turkish National Anthem (Independence March - musical note)
Click to download to your computer.(37 Kb - PDF format) - Turkish Armed Forces Harmony Brass Band, Turkish Radio Television Polyphonic Chorus, Ministry of Culture State Polyphonic Chorus
Click to download to your computer. (12Mb - WAV format). - Presidential Symphony Orchestra (Music only)
Click to download to your computer. (11Mb - WAV format) - Presidential Symphony Orchestra (Music and chorus )
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The Flag of Office
The flag of office of the Presidency is made in accordance with the specified measurements. The sun and stars located in the left upper corner of the flag of office are yellow. It is raised on the flagpole and remains raised night and day at the place of residence of the President and at the places where the President visits. It is put on the left back of the desk in the official office, on the left front of the vehicle in which the President travels and is raised on the crescent and star chrome flagpole at the top.
Council of Ministers Decision: Date: 25/01/1985, No. 85/9034
Law on which it is based: Date: 22/9/1983, No. 2893
Published in the Official Gazette: Date: 17/3/1985, No. 18697
Published in Code of Laws: Form: 5, Vol. 24, p. 2095 (Turkish Flag Regulations)
A | Distance to the hem which encloses drawstring of the center of the outer circle of the crescent (Width / 5.6)
B | Diameter of the outer circle of the crescent (Width / 2.1875)
C | Distance between the centers of the outer and inner circles (Width / x 0.064283)
D | Diameter of the inner circle of the crescent (Width x 0.3571)
E | Distance of the point cut at the axis in the direction of the hem, which encloses drawstring, of the star circle and crescent circle (Width / 3.301)
F | Diameter of the star circle (Width / 4.375)
G | Width of the hem of the drawstring (Width / 30)
H | Distance from center of sun to hem of drawstring (Width / 5.833)
I | Distance from center of sun to upper edge (Width / 5.833)
J | Diameter of the circle in center of sun (Width / 14)
K | Diameter of the circle passing from the end of the 8 short rays of the sun (Width / 8.75)
L | Diameter of the circle passing from the end of the 8 long rays of the sun (Width / 7)
M | Diameter of the circle passing from the centers of the small stars (Width / 4.375)
N | Diameter of the circle of the small stars (16 each) (Width / 35)
