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Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye), known officially as the Republic of Turkey
(Türkiye Cumhuriyeti (help·info)), is a Eurasian country that
stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and the
Balkan region of southeastern Europe. Turkey borders eight countries:
Bulgaria to the northwest, Greece to the west, Georgia to the
northeast, Armenia, Azerbaijan (the Nakhichevan exclave), and Iran to
the east, Iraq and Syria to the southeast. It borders the
Mediterranean Sea to the south, the Aegean Sea to the west, and the
Black Sea to the north. Turkey also contains the Sea of Marmara, which
is used by geographers to mark the border between Europe and Asia,
thus making Turkey transcontinental.[3]
The region comprising modern Turkey has overseen the birth of major
civilizations such as the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires. Because of
its strategic location, where two continents meet, Turkey's culture
has a unique blend of Eastern and Western tradition, often described
as a bridge between the two civilizations. A powerful regional
presence in the Eurasian landmass with strong cultural and economic
influence in the area between the Adriatic Sea in the west and China
in the east, Russia in the north and the Middle East in the south,
Turkey has come to acquire increasing strategic significance.[4][5]
Turkey is a democratic, secular, unitary, constitutional republic
whose political system was established in 1923 under the leadership of
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, following the fall of the Ottoman Empire in the
aftermath of World War I. Since then, Turkey has become increasingly
integrated with the West while continuing to foster relations with the
Eastern world. It is a founding member of the United Nations,[6] the
OECD,[7] the Organization of the Islamic Conference[8] and the
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe;[9] a member
state of the Council of Europe since 1949,[10] and of NATO since 1952.
[11] Turkey joined the European Economic Community (today known as the
European Union) as an associate member in 1963,[12] the Western
European Union as an associate member in 1992,[13] and signed the EU
Customs Union agreement in 1995.[14] Since 2005, Turkey has been in
full accession negotiations with the European Union.[15] Turkey is
also a member of the G-20, which brings together the 20 largest
economies of the world.
I haved copied this article from wikipedia. But you visit another
site. www.lifeturkey.net
Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye), known officially as the Republic of Turkey
(Türkiye Cumhuriyeti (help·info)), is a Eurasian country that
stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and the
Balkan region of southeastern Europe. Turkey borders eight countries:
Bulgaria to the northwest, Greece to the west, Georgia to the
northeast, Armenia, Azerbaijan (the Nakhichevan exclave), and Iran to
the east, Iraq and Syria to the southeast. It borders the
Mediterranean Sea to the south, the Aegean Sea to the west, and the
Black Sea to the north. Turkey also contains the Sea of Marmara, which
is used by geographers to mark the border between Europe and Asia,
thus making Turkey transcontinental.[3]
The region comprising modern Turkey has overseen the birth of major
civilizations such as the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires. Because of
its strategic location, where two continents meet, Turkey's culture
has a unique blend of Eastern and Western tradition, often described
as a bridge between the two civilizations. A powerful regional
presence in the Eurasian landmass with strong cultural and economic
influence in the area between the Adriatic Sea in the west and China
in the east, Russia in the north and the Middle East in the south,
Turkey has come to acquire increasing strategic significance.[4][5]
Turkey is a democratic, secular, unitary, constitutional republic
whose political system was established in 1923 under the leadership of
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, following the fall of the Ottoman Empire in the
aftermath of World War I. Since then, Turkey has become increasingly
integrated with the West while continuing to foster relations with the
Eastern world. It is a founding member of the United Nations,[6] the
OECD,[7] the Organization of the Islamic Conference[8] and the
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe;[9] a member
state of the Council of Europe since 1949,[10] and of NATO since 1952.
[11] Turkey joined the European Economic Community (today known as the
European Union) as an associate member in 1963,[12] the Western
European Union as an associate member in 1992,[13] and signed the EU
Customs Union agreement in 1995.[14] Since 2005, Turkey has been in
full accession negotiations with the European Union.[15] Turkey is
also a member of the G-20, which brings together the 20 largest
economies of the world.
I haved copied this article from wikipedia. But you visit another
site. www.lifeturkey.net
