Turkey

The flag of Turkey, also known as Türkiye is red with a white star-and-crescent facing towards the fly.
==Symbolism==
The red represents the blood of Turkish martyrs, and the star and crescent represents a bloody war when the Ottoman Empire founded (The blood bleed at that war was plethoric) and when the moon and a star reflected over the blood that night Turks used that symbol as their flag. Also the crescent is related to Islam as well as each points of the star.
==Trivia==
* The flag is very similar to that of its predecessor, the Ottoman Empire.
==Nickname==
*Star and Moon
**Yıldız ve Ay
==References==
Category:Europe
Category:Asia
Category:Turkey
Category:Red background
Category:Proportions 2-3
Category:Crescents
Category:Five-pointed stars
Category:Islam
Category:Organization of Turkic States
Category:Middle East