Star and crescent moon symbolizes power and was used by Ottoman Empire. Turkish flag features red background with white crescent moon and five-pointed star. Presidential Seal shows 16 stars surrounding central sun representing 16 Turkic empires. Seljuk star represents material and spiritual worlds with virtues
Turkey uses white license plates with blue strip on left. Turkish language features unique characters like cedilla, umlaut, breve. Bollards are rectangular, white with red reflector. Roads have grainy "salt and pepper" texture. Direction signs use distinct font with wide letter spaces