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{{National flag infobox
|Name = Turkey
|Article = 
|Image = Flag of Turkey.svg
|Use = 111111
|Symbol = 
|Proportion = 2:3
|Adoption = 1936 (current form)
|Design = A [[red]] field defaced with a [[white]] [[lunar phase|crescent moon]] and five-pointed [[star]] slightly left of centre.
|Type = National
}}

The '''flag of [[Turkey]]''' ({{lang-tr|Türk bayrağı}}) has a white [[Lunar phase|crescent moon]] and a [[star]] on a [[red]] background. The flag is called ''Ay Yıldız'' (literally, moon star) or ''Alsancak'' (red banner) in [[Turkish language|Turkish]]. 

The [[flag]] has a complex origin since it is an ancient design, and uses the same symbols of [[Ottoman flag|the late flag of the Ottoman Empire]] which was adopted in 1844 with the [[Tanzimat]] reforms; though the shape, placement and shade of the color varies. The geometric proportions of the flag were legally standardized with the Turkish Flag Law in 1936. The shade of red used in the flag is approximated by [[Pantone]] 186, or [[RGB color model|RGB]] (227, 10, 23).

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