Emblems of Turkey

Emblems of Turkey
Emblem used on Turkish passports, visas[1] and ID cards[2]

Turkey does not have an official coat of arms or national emblem. The symbol on the cover page of Turkish passports is simply the star and crescent as found in the flag of Turkey. Various official institutions of Turkey use instead their own several emblems, most of which have no legal basis.

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Red circle with white star and crescent

Emblem of Turkey

A circular section of the red Flag of Turkey containing the white star and crescent is used in the current emblems of a number of Turkish ministries and government organizations, in the emblem of the Turkish Parliament, and as the flag badge on the uniforms of Turkish national sports teams and athletes. It was also used on the old (non-digital) Turkish identity cards.[3]

  • Circular emblem

  • Seal of the Parliament

  • Seal of the Prime Ministry

Escutcheon of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Escutcheon of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs uses a red oval-shaped escutcheon, whose colour is that of the Turkish flag and whose shape echoes the oval shield at the center of the late 19th-century Ottoman coat of arms.[4] The escutcheon contains a gold-tone star and crescent which are vertically oriented (with the star on top) and surrounded by the gold-tone text T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı.[5] A variant of this oval escutcheon (containing the gold-tone text Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Büyükelçiliği) is used by the Turkish embassies.[6]

Presidential seal

The seal of the President of Turkey has a large 16-pointed star in the center, which is surrounded by 16 five-pointed stars, symbolizing "the 16 great Turkic states in history".[7] Its appearance is regulated by law.

  • Presidential Seal of Turkey

  • Presidential Flag of Turkey

Tourism

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism uses a stylized version of the Gordian knot as its emblem, modeled so as to resemble a tree.[8] There is also a logo (or wordmark) used for the promotion of tourism that uses a stylized version of a tulip.

See also

References

  1. ^ Visa Stamp
  2. ^ .ID Card
  3. ^ Specimen of the old (non-digital) Turkish identity card
  4. ^ Web site of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey
  5. ^ Official escutcheon of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey
  6. ^ Official escutcheon of the Turkish Embassies
  7. ^ Official website of the Turkish Presidency: Detailed description of the Turkish Presidential Seal
  8. ^ Home page of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism
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