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The flag of Turkey is a red flag with a white crescent moon and a star in its centre. The flag is called Ay Yıldız (literally, moon star) or Albayrak (Red flag). It was adopted in 1844 with the Tanzimat reforms; though the shape, placement and shade of the colour [clarification needed] vary.
The flag of Europe or European flag[ note 1] consists of twelve golden stars forming a circle on a blue field. It is the official flag of the European Union. It was designed and adopted in 1955 by the Council of Europe (CoE) as a symbol for the whole of Europe. [ 4]
Flag of Chuvashia. A yellow flag with a stylized red tree of life charged on the flag, a symbol of rebirth, with the three suns, a traditional emblem popular in Chuvash art. 1999–. Flag of Crimea [ note 1] A horizontal tricolor of a thin blue stripe, a large white stripe, and thin red stripe. 1994–.
A "Flag of Europe" was introduced by the Council of Europe in 1955, originally intended as a "symbol for the whole of Europe", [26] but due to its adoption by the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1985, and hence by the European Union (EU) as the successor organisation of the EEC, the flag is now strongly associated with the European Union ...
This gallery of sovereign state flags shows the national or state flags of sovereign states that appear on the list of sovereign states. For flags of other entities, please see gallery of flags of dependent territories. Each flag is depicted as if the flagpole is positioned on the left of the flag, except for those of Iran, Iraq and Saudi ...
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east. Europe shares the landmass of Eurasia with Asia, and of Afro-Eurasia with both Asia and Africa.
Pages in category "Flags of Europe". The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . Flags of Europe.
Flag of Kingdom of France and French First Republic: 14 July 1790: Revolutionist flag: 21 January 1793: Revolutionist flag: 7 May 1794: Revolutionist flag: 1814–1830: Royal flag of Kingdom of France: 1848: Flag of French Second Republic: 1940–1944: Flag of Free France: 1943–1944: Flag of the Milice