Turkey

This capital is Turkey's second-most populous city, with about 3.5 million people

Ankara

Late astronaut James B. Irwin led several expeditions to this Turkish mountain in search of Noah's Ark

Mount Ararat

Mustafa Kemal, founder of Turkish republic, changed his name to this

Kemal Ataturk

The star & crescent on Turkey's flag symbolize this dominant religion

Islam

This founding father wrote that the eagle was a coward but the turkey was respectable & a Native American

Benjamin Franklin

Middle East 50

Ankara (3) Benjamin Franklin (2) an Ottoman (2) Kemal Ataturk (2) Islam (2) the Kurds (2) Mount Ararat (2) a kebab (1) Suleyman (1) a fez (1)

Europe 7

poison (1) the lira (1) tulip (1) Istanbul (1) Cyprus (1) Europe (1) Germany (1)

Other 7

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Asia 3

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Africa 1

the Young Turks (1)