National flags inspired by the flag of Turkey
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Since the constitution of Republic of Turkey by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in 1923 many newly independent countries in the 20th century, all of them with Turkic, Ottoman and/or Islamic roots and some inspired by the republican Kemalist way of government, adopted flags adorned with the crescent and star prominent in the Turkish Flag.
The current internationally-recognized countries that adopted flag designs inspired on the flag of Turkey are the following:
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Turkic-populated countries
| Image:Azerbaijan flag large.png Flag of Azerbaijan (since 1990) | Image:Turkmenistan flag large.png Flag of Turkmenistan (since 2001) | Image:Flag of Uzbekistan.png Flag of Uzbekistan (since 1991) |
Former possessions of Ottoman Empire
| Image:Algeria flag large.png Flag of Algeria (since 1962) | Image:Tunisia flag large.png Flag of Tunisia (since 1956) |
Other countries
| Image:Flag of Pakistan.svg Flag of Pakistan (since 1947) | Image:Malaysia flag large.png Flag of Malaysia (since 1963) |
It should be noted that in all flags except Tunisia, Malaysia and Turkey itself there is the presence of the color green, which is regarded as the tradicional color of Islam (although until 15th century the Ottoman Flag has a green background).
