eMates eMAtes - 2nd issue | Page 29

-Aegean Region.
In summer the weather is hot and dry and in winter the weather is warm and rainy. Usually it doesn’ t snow in this region. Generally the weather is sunny and clear.
-Black Sea Region.
In summer the weather is cool and rainy, in winter the weather is warm and rainy. There are a lot of forests and trees in this region. So a lot of houses are made of wood.
-Southeastern Anatolia Region.
This region is away from sea for this reason this region has a terrestrial climate. In summer the weather is so hot and dry, in winter the weather is so cold, rainy and snowy. It rains a lot in winter.
-Marmara Region.
This region has a terrestrial climate. In winter the weather is warm and a little bit rainy. In summer the weather is hot and wet. It has got wet forests because of rain.
-Mediterranean Region.
In this region the weather is generally cool and rainy. In summer the weather is so hot and wet. In winter the weather is cold and rainy. Generally endemic is Scrub.
-Central Anatolia Region.
This region has a terrestrial climate. In winter the weather is cold and snowy. In summer the weather is hot and dry. It has got Oak Forests.
-Eastern Anatolia Region.
In this region the weather is generally cold and snowy. Winter is short and the weather is cool. In winter the weather is cold. This region hasn’ t got a lot of greenbelt. So people earn their living with farming. They have lots of sheep.
In our country, sports receive great importance. The most popular sports in the history and today are;
WRESTLING Wrestling is the oldest one in Turkish sports. There are many types of wrestling. ARCHERY
Turks have given great importance to archery, which is one of the oldest weapons in the world. Bow and arrow used to be sacred in Turkish people.
HUNTING
Hunting is a sport with thousands of years of history in old Turkish people. Ancient Turks regarded hunting as a preliminary exercise to combat feeding needs and warThey organized hunting events before the war.
RIDING HORSE
Turkish people were the first to ride the horse and to tame the horse. There was a custom of making horse running on behalf of the dead. Giving name a horse was an old Turkish traditional.
JAVELİN. Javelin is the oldest sport in Turkish people’ s lives. While people are playing javelin, some people beats drum.