Turkish flag - red and white


Its name in Turkish is Star and Moon


Star - The star comes from the time of Constantine and symbolized Mary the mother of Jesus


Crescent - (moon) Muslim symbol for centuries

 

Red - The color has been the color of Turkey since the 13th century. Today it symbolizes secular Turkey


,There are many legends about the origin of the star and the moon


The prevailing legend is that in 1448 after the Second Battle of Kosovo - the battle in which the Ottomans defeated



Christians, seen in a pool of blood a star-embracing moon, Sultan Mort II set the moon and star in the flag



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