Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye [ˈtyɾcije]), officially the Republic of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye Cumhuriyeti [ˈtyɾcije dʒumˈhuːɾijeti] (listen)), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian peninsula in Western Asia, with a smaller portion on the Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. East Thrace, the part of Turkey in Europe, is separated from Anatolia by the Sea of Marmara, the Bosporus and the Dardanelles (collectively called the Turkish Straits). Turkey is bordered by Greece and Bulgaria to its northwest, the Black Sea to its north, Georgia to its northeast, Armenia, the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan and Iran to its east, Iraq and Syria to its southeast, the Mediterranean Sea to its south, and the Aegean Sea to its west. Istanbul is the largest city in the country while Ankara is the capital. Approximately 70 to 80 per cent of the country's citizens identify as Turkish, while Kurds are the largest minority at anywhere from 15 to 20 percent of the population.
At various points in its history, the region has been inhabited by diverse civilisations including the Assyrians, Greeks, Thracians, Phrygians, Urartians, and Armenians. Hellenization started during the era of Alexander the Great and continued into the Byzantine era. The Seljuk Turks began migrating into the area in the 11th century, and their victory over the Byzantines at the Battle of Manzikert in 1071 symbolises the start and foundation of Turkey. The Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm ruled Anatolia until the Mongol invasion in 1243, when it disintegrated into small Turkmen principalities. Beginning in the late 13th century, the Ottomans started uniting these Turkish principalities. After Mehmed II conquered Constantinople in 1453, Ottoman expansion continued under Selim I. During the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent the Ottoman Empire encompassed much of Southeast Europe, West Asia and North Africa and became a world power. In the following centuries the state entered a period of decline with a gradual loss of territories and wars. In an effort to consolidate the weakening social and political foundations of the empire, Mahmut II started a period of modernisation in the early 19th century, bringing reforms in all areas of the state including the military and bureaucracy along with the emancipation of all citizens.In 1913, a coup d'état effectively put the country under the control of the Three Pashas. During World War I, the Ottoman government committed genocides against its Armenian, Assyrian and Pontic Greek subjects. Following the war, the conglomeration of territories and peoples that formerly comprised the Ottoman Empire was partitioned into several new states. The Turkish War of Independence, initiated by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and his colleagues against occupying Allied Powers, resulted in the abolition of monarchy in 1922 and the establishment of the Republic of Turkey in 1923, with Atatürk as its first president. Atatürk enacted numerous reforms, many of which incorporated various aspects of Western thought, philosophy, and customs into the new form of Turkish government. The Kurdish–Turkish conflict, an armed conflict between the Republic of Turkey and Kurdish insurgents, has been active since 1984 primarily in the southeast of the country. Various Kurdish groups demand separation from Turkey to create an independent Kurdistan or to have autonomy and greater political and cultural rights for Kurds in Turkey.
Turkey is a charter member of the UN, an early member of NATO, the IMF and the World Bank, and a founding member of the OECD, OSCE, BSEC, OIC and G-20. After becoming one of the first members of the Council of Europe in 1949, Turkey became an associate member of the EEC in 1963, joined the EU Customs Union in 1995 and started accession negotiations with the European Union in 2005 which have been effectively stopped by the EU in 2018 with the EU's General Affairs Council stating that "the Council notes that Turkey has been moving further away from the European Union. Turkey’s accession negotiations have therefore effectively come to a standstill and no further chapters can be considered for opening or closing and no further work towards the modernisation of the EU-Turkey Customs Union is foreseen." Turkey's economy and diplomatic initiatives led to its recognition as a regional power while its location has given it geopolitical and strategic importance throughout history. Turkey is a secular, unitary, formerly parliamentary republic which adopted a presidential system with a referendum in 2017; the new system came into effect with the presidential election in 2018. It is currently ranked 110 out of 167 countries in the Democracy Index. Turkey's current administration headed by president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of the AKP has enacted measures to increase the influence of Islam, and undermine Kemalist policies and freedom of the press.
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Katika hali ya machafuko kiasi hicho raisi wa Uturuki ameiambia Israel isitishe vita mara moja. Raisi wa...
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Ngoja kwa sasa Ng'ombe ninyamaze.
Turkey seizes $1 bln of counterfeit money headed for African countries
Reuters, Istanbul
Published: 09 June ,2023: 09:37 PM GSTUpdated: 09 June ,2023: 10:01 PM GST
Turkish security forces seized $1 billion of counterfeit money in Istanbul and arrested six people involved in the operation...
Moja ya mawaziri wanaoamliwa mambo ya wizara na makatibu wa Ikulu ni huyu mama kule jeshini walisema ni mpole sana huku zamani tuliambiwa Wizara ya Ulinzi inafaa wapole. Kule SADC nguvu ya Kabudi ndio ilimbeba alipotoka mama Tax abakia mweupe kabisa, ishu za peace keepers nje ya nchi na hasa...
Wakuu haya ndiyo matendo makuu sasa, fanya mambo kisha unapotea. Mwanaume mmoja ametembelea ubalozi wa Uturuki nchini Marekani na kutoa msaada wa Dola za Kimarekani milioni 30 (zaidi ya bilion 60 za Kitanzani).
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Wakuu amani iwe nanyi.
Bara Afrika halijaonesha mshikamano na ulimwengu katika kuwafariji wahanga wa tetemeko la Ardhi lililotokea huko Uturuki na Syria. Viongozi wa Afrika wamekuwa wakituchonganisha na mataifa makubwz ya ulaya Kwa kutuambia wazungu hawana upendo na wanatuhujumu.
Ukweli ni...
The slithering human filth of the US and the West has been laid bare:17,000 Dead (So Far) After Earthquakes smashes Turkey and Syria,but no aid to Syria so far because of sanctions.
09 FEBRUARY 2023
More than 17,000 people are dead after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked southeastern Turkey...
Taasisi ya National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) inayochunguza Taarifa kuhusu Tetemeko la Ardhi, inakadiria kuwa Matetemeko 20,000 ya ukubwa tofauti yanatokea duniani kote kila mwaka sawa na wastani wa Matetemeko 55 kila siku.
Mwaka 2021, Dunia ilipigwa na Matetemeko 2,200 yenye ukubwa...
Habari yenu Wakuu. Naomba msaada wenu wa maelekezo vitu gani vinahitajika kupata visa ya kwenda aidha Cyprus,Turkey au Holland.
Kati ya hizo nchi 3 ipi ni rahisi kidogo suala la kupewa visa kwa Mtanzania?
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For just reference:
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From Quora
All behind this , it is the intentions of USA to invade/divide Turkey in next decade…
Of course Turkey would the next nation after all weak ones had been invaded!!
General Wesley Clark Wars Were Planned Seven Countries In Five Years
Turkey is been in the market for air...
The United States said Monday that it has intelligence indicating Iran may soon supply Russia with hundreds of unmanned aerial vehicles, including “weapons-capable” drones, to use in its war with Ukraine, a move that would underscore the growing cooperation between two American adversaries...
Marekani wahuni sana, walizinanga droni za Turkey kwa kufeli kuisaidia Ukraine kujilinda na mashambulizi ya majeshi ya Russia. Marekani wakajipigia chapuo kuwa droni zao ndio bora zaidi, zitabadili hali ya mambo vitani Ukraine...wakamuingiza kingi Zelensky akanunua kwa mkopo midoli mingi toka...
Swedish and Finnish Foreign Ministers to travel soon to Turkey for talks to address Ankara's objections to NATO membership for the two Nordic countries, Turkish media reported citing Swedish Foreign Office.
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STOCKHOLM, May 16 (Reuters) - Senior representatives of Sweden and Finland...
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Turkey declares US, French ambassadors ‘persona non grata’ (msn.com)
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/erdogan-orders-removal-of-10-ambassadors-including-us-envoy/ar-AAPRY2w?ocid=msedgntp&li=AAnZ9Ug
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday he had ordered the foreign ministry to...
Haya wale wadada wa mjini hilo hapo gauni zuri la mtoko/sherehe, Hili gauni ni mkataba Og naliuza kwa bei ya njaa only 50k limetengenezwa kwa material bora.
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