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 star and crescent prominent in the Turkish Flag. The crescent on the Flag of Singapore, though similar in some ways to the Turkish design, is unrelated.

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Flag of Turkmenistan from 2001
Flag of Uzbekistan from 1991
Flag of Azerbaijan from 1990
Flag of Northern Cyprus from 1983

Most of the other Turkic countries have adopted flag designs containing sky blue, a reference to the old Tengri belief. It's also common to include the tamga (insignia) of the nation.

Flag of Algeria since 1962
Flag of Tunisia since 1956

Flag of East Turkestan 1932-1934, flag also used by the East Turkestan Independence Movement, but banned by China
Flag of the Kingdom of Egypt 1922-1952
Flag of the Independence Movement in the Indonesian province of Aceh, rebelling against both Dutch colonial rule and the post-1949 Indonesian government (see Aceh War)

Flag of Comoros since 2003
Flag of Malaysia since 1963
Flag of Maldives since 1965
Flag of Mauritania since 1959
Flag of Pakistan since 1947

It should be noted that in all flags except Tunisia, Malaysia and Turkey itself there is the presence of the colour green, which is regarded as the traditional colour of Islam (although until 15th century the Ottoman Flag had a green background).

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