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Men drinking tea and playing a board game
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Turkey has a population of almost 80 million, the major-
ity of whom are Muslim and Turkish. Kurds form the
largest minority, but there are various other groups, lead-
ing some to say Turkey is comprised of 40 nations. Since
the 1950s, people have steadily moved from rural to urb-
an areas, with 70% of the population now in cities. Non-
etheless, all the peoples of Turkey tend to be family-fo-
cused, easy-going, hospitable, gregarious and welcoming
.
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