answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

The current Turkish flag is a derivative of the Ottoman flag.

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What is the star on the Turkish flag for?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Continue Learning about General History

Why are there fifty stars on the US flag?

There are 50 stars on the flag representing the 50 states that make up the United State of America. The 13 stripes (alternating red and white) represent the 13 original colonies. Those 13 are:DelawarePennsylvaniaNew JerseyGeorgiaConnecticutMassachusettsMarylandSouth CarolinaNew HampshireVirginiaNew YorkNorth CarolinaRhode IslandThe flags that followed and the states it represented being added are:15 Star flag (1795-1818) - Vermont, Kentucky20 Star flag (1818-1819) - Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee21 Star flag (1819-1830) - Illinois23 Star flag (1820-1822) - Alabama, Maine24 Star flag (1822-1836) - Missouri25 Star flag (1836-1837) - Arkansas26 Star flag (1837-1845) - Michigan27 Star flag (1845-1846) - Florida28 Star flag (1846-1847) - Texas29 Star flag (1847-1848) - Iowa30 Star flag (1848-1851) - Wisconsin31 Star flag (1851-1858) - California32 Star flag (1858-1859) - Minnesota33 Star flag (1859-1861) - Oregon34 Star flag (1861-1863) - Kansas35 Star flag (1863-1865) - West Virginia36 Star flag (1865-1867) - Nevada37 Star flag (1867-1877) - Nebraska38 Star flag (1877-1890) - Colorado43 Star flag (1890-1891) - Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington44 Star flag (1891-1896) - Wyoming45 Star flag (1896-1908) - Utah46 Star flag (1908-1912) - Oklahoma48 Star flag (1912-1959) - Arizona, New Mexico49 Star flag (1959-1960) - Alaska50 Star flag (1960-present) - Hawaii


What month was the us flag adopted in?

1947 * Flag adopted 14 June 1777 * Two stars and two stripes added to flag in 1795 * Five stars added and number of stripes returned to 13 - 4 July 1818 * One star added to flag 4 July 1819 * Two stars added to flag 4 July 1820 * One star added to flag 4 July 1822 * One star added to flag 4 July 1836 * One star added to flag 4 July 1836 * One star added to flag 4 July 1845 * One star added to flag 4 July 1846 * One star added to flag 4 July 1847 * One star added to flag 4 July 1848 * One star added to flag 4 July 1851 * One star added to flag 4 July 1858 * One star added to flag 4 July 1859 * One star added to flag 4 July 1861 * One star added to flag 4 July 1863 * One star added to flag 4 July 1865 * One star added to flag 4 July 1867 * One star added to flag 4 July 1877 * Five stars added to flag 4 July 1890 * One star added to flag 4 July 1891 * One star added to flag 4 July 1896 * One star added to flag 4 July 1908 * Two stars added to flag 4 July 1912 * One star added to flag 4 July 1959 * One star added to flag 4 July 1960


Why is the Turkish flag red?

It represents the blood of Turkish people died during the independence war of Turkey.


What is the star-studded portion of the flag called?

The star studded portion of the American flag is called the Star Studded Portion.


How much is a 49 star flag worth?

I have usa 50th star flaG, how much is worth

Related questions

When was the Turkish flag made?

The modern Turkish flag was made in June of 1936. The flag has evolved over the years and is now a red flag with a star and sun.


Is the star and the moon on the Turkish flag a representation of Islam?

Yes. The star and crescent on the Turkish flag represents Islam. It also represents the connection that Turkey still has to the Ottoman Empire and that country's history.


What does Turkish flag look like?

It is red with a symbol of the moon and a star.


What colors and symbols are on the Turkish flag?

Turkey's flag is red and white, with a (white) crescent and star in the middle


Is there green in the Turkish flag?

ofcourse not its red and has a white moon and a white star on it


What does the symbol mean on the Turkish flag?

The flag of Turkey is red flag with a white crescent moon and a little white star in the centre of the moon. Red colour represents, according to Turkish tradition, hegemony and white power, justice, purity and exaltation.


What is the symbol of religion Islam?

The Symbol Is A Moon And A Star. They Are On The Turkish Flag In Yellow.


What do the colors of the Turkish flag represent?

Freedom to the Turkish


Where can you find a picture of Turkish flag?

It has a red back ground and has a white moon on the left and a smaller white star on the right.


Where in the world is Turkey?

it borders syria, bulgaria, goergia and the meditterainian sea. langunge is turkish. flag is a red backround with a moon a star on it.


How did they find the Turkish flag?

After the War Australia had with Turkey in Gallipoli, all the dead soldiers bloods went straight into the ocean, so the water turned red. At night when they looked into the water they saw the reflection of the moon and a star on the blood so they done that the Turkish Flag.


What does the white on the Turkish flag?

peace