Türkiye National Flag 300x200cm National and state flag, since 1876 also mercantile. Official since 1867, confirmed by the constitutional texts of 1876 and 1909.Unchanged during the transition period from empire to republic (1922-1923) and exactly defined by a specific law of 29 May 1936.Proportions 2/3, made official on 22 December 1925. The Turks have been using red cloth since medieval times.The crescent and the star are also pre-Islamic symbols.Ancient Byzantium was under the protection of the Greek goddess Artemis, whose symbol was the crescent moon.It also seems that the emperor Constantine in 330, dedicating the city to the Virgin Mary, added a star, a Marian symbol, to the pre-existing crescent.Conquered the city in 1453, the Ottomans would keep and adopt the emblem.     Caratteristiche Dimensioni: 300x200cm Materiale: Rayon - Cotone - Lino NATIONAL STOCK NUMBER (NSN) 8345-12-120-6867 NATIONAL ITEM IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (NIIN): 121206867 NSN DESCRIPTION: FLAGGE, NATIONAL FEDERAL SUPPLY CLASS (FSC): 8345 - Flags and Pennants CODIFICATION COUNTRY: Germany