Turkey vs Tunisia flag: how to tell them apart
Both are red 2:3 flags with a crescent and a star. On Turkey's flag they are white and sit directly on the red, slightly toward the hoist; on Tunisia's they are red, inside a white disc in the centre.
How to tell them apart
White disc
Tunisia has a white disc in the centre, one third of the flag's length across. Turkey has no disc.
Emblem colour
Turkey's crescent and star are white. Tunisia's crescent and star are red, drawn on the white disc.
Position
Turkey's crescent and star are slightly left of centre. Tunisia's disc sits exactly where the diagonals cross.
Hoist hem
Turkey's specification includes a white hem at the hoist, 1/30 of the flag's height wide.
Laws
Turkey's flag was standardised by Flag Law No. 2994 in 1936. Tunisia's was written into its 1959 constitution and formalised by law in 1999.
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