This is a list of flags used historically and currently by the state of Turkey and its predecessor states. For a list of flags related to the Ottoman empire, see Flags of the Ottoman Empire.
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18th-century design officially adopted in 1844. The star and crescent design appears on Ottoman flags beginning in the late 18th or early 19th century. The white star and crescent moon on red as the flag of the Ottoman Empire was introduced 1844.[2]
After the declaration of the Republic of Turkey in 1923, the new administrative regime maintained the last flag of the Ottoman Empire. Proportional standardizations were introduced in the Turkish Flag Law of 1936.[3]
A presidential seal, which is composed of a sun with 8 long and 8 short rays surrounded by 16 stars. The sun represents the infinity of Turkey and the 16 stars represent the 16 symbolizing the 16 Great Turkic Empires in history.[4] The 16 stars are aligned with a 22.5 degree angle, equidistantly surrounding the sun. One edge of each star points to the center of the sun.[5]
Flag of the General Directorate of Customs Protection of Turkey[8]
?–present
Flag of the Customs Administration of Turkey
?–present
Flag of the General Directorate of Health for Borders and Coasts
References
^"Flags, Symbols & Currency of Turkey", WorldAtlas, 2021, retrieved 12 April 2024
^Raw, Dr Laurence (2013-09-18). The Silk Road of Adaptation: Transformations across Disciplines and Cultures. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 42. ISBN9781443852890.
^"Türk Bayrağı Kanunu" [Law on Turkish Flag] (PDF). Tbmm.gov.tr. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
^"Seal". Presidency of The Republic Of Türkiye.
^"Flag Of Office". Presidency of The Republic Of Türkiye.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r"KOMUTANLIK FORSLARI" (in Turkish). Turkish Armed Forces.
^"Ensign (Commander in Chief)".
^"Kurumsal Logolar" (in Turkish). 9 November 2019.