Flag
Description
red with a white disk in the center bearing a red crescent
nearly encircling a red five-pointed star; resembles the
Ottoman flag (red banner with white crescent and star) and
recalls Tunisia's history as part of the Ottoman Empire;
red represents the blood shed by martyrs in the struggle
against oppression, white stands for peace; the crescent
and star are traditional symbols of Islam
note: the flag is based on that of Turkey, itself a successor
state to the Ottoman Empire |