Turkey in Brief

Turkey in Brief

Introduction

Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his leadership, the country adopted wide-ranging social, legal, and political reforms. After a period of one-party rule, an experiment with multi-party politics led to the 1950 election victory of the opposition Democratic Party and the peaceful transfer of power. Since then, Turkish political parties have multiplied, but democracy has been fractured by periods of instability and intermittent military coups (1960, 1971, 1980), which in each case eventually resulted in a return of political power to civilians. In 1997, the military again helped engineer the ouster - popularly dubbed a "post-modern coup" - of the then Islamic-oriented government. Turkey intervened militarily on Cyprus in 1974 to prevent a Greek takeover of the island and has since acted as patron state to the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus," which only Turkey recognizes. Turkey joined the UN in 1945 and in 1952 it became a member of NATO. In 1964, Turkey became an associate member of the European Community; over the past decade, it has undertaken many reforms to strengthen its democracy and economy, enabling it to begin accession membership talks with the European Union.

Famous Landmarks of Turkey

UNESCO Award Winning Ankara Anatolian Civilisations Museum,
Ayasofya Museum (Hagia Sophia),
Topkapi Palace Museum (Topkapi Sarayi),
Blue Mosque,
Selimiye Mosque,
Dolmabahçe Palace,
Ancient City of Troy,
Ephesus (Efes),
Aphrodisias,
Pergamum (Bergama),
Pamukkale,
Göreme-Cappadocia,
Mt. Nemrut,
Mt. Ararat,
Ancient City of Çatalhöyük,
Ancient City of Acemhöyük,
Safranbolu

What does it cost to live in Turkey?

What does it cost to live in Turkey?

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Turkey in Brief

Introduction

Famous Landmarks of Turkey

UNESCO Award Winning Ankara Anatolian Civilisations Museum,

Ayasofya Museum (Hagia Sophia),

Topkapi Palace Museum (Topkapi Sarayi),

Blue Mosque,

Selimiye Mosque,

Dolmabahçe Palace,

Ancient City of Troy,

Ephesus (Efes),

Aphrodisias,

Pergamum (Bergama),

Pamukkale,

Göreme-Cappadocia,

Mt. Nemrut,

Mt. Ararat,

Ancient City of Çatalhöyük,

Ancient City of Acemhöyük,

Safranbolu

What does it cost to live in Turkey?