Turkey vs Tunisia
Both are red flags with a white crescent and star, at 2:3. Turkey puts the crescent and star on the red field, offset toward the hoist. Tunisia puts a white disc in the center and draws the crescent and star in red on that disc. A white circle means Tunisia.
- Proportion
- 2:3
- Adopted
- 1936
Colors
- Red #E30A17
- White #FFFFFF
- Proportion
- 2:3
- Adopted
- 1827
Colors
- Red #E70013
- White #FFFFFF
Look foron Turkey
Look foron Tunisia
- White crescent and star on the red fieldWhite disc with a red crescent and red star
- Charge offset toward the hoistDisc centered on the red field
- Republic flag May 29, 1936Structured date October 20, 1827
Which flag is Turkey?
Crescent and Star, With and Without a Disc
Turkey's red flag with a white crescent and star was standardized in the late Ottoman period in 1844 and adopted for the republic on May 29, 1936. Proportion is 2:3. The crescent and star sit slightly toward the hoist, directly on the red.
Tunisia is a red field with a white disc, and a red crescent and red five-pointed star inside the disc, at 2:3. The structured adoption date is October 20, 1827. The history text says the design was first adopted in 1831 and kept at independence in 1956. This page uses the structured year, 1827.
If the star and crescent are white, it is Turkey. If they are red inside a white circle, it is Tunisia.
Telling them apart
- Turkey: no disc, white charge, hoist offset.
- Tunisia: white disc, red charge, centered.
- Both are 2:3. Tunisia's year here is 1827, with 1831 and 1956 in the history note.
Questions
Which crescent is red?
Tunisia's crescent and star are red, on a white disc. Turkey's crescent and star are white, on red.
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