TURKEY

Looking for something else??

Make a search by clicking the keywords below.
Google

Advertisement

Turkey
Istanbul, Turkey by GG.BG
Istanbul, Turkey by GG.BG

Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye), known officially as the Republic of Turkey (Türkiye Cumhuriyeti), is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia (Western 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, Iran and the Nakhichevan exclave of Azerbaijan to the east, and Iraq and Syria to the southeast. It borders the Black Sea to the north, the Aegean Sea to the west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Turkey also contains the Sea of Marmara, which is used by geographers to mark the border between Europe and Asia, thus making Turkey transcontinental.

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 from the Adriatic Sea to China in the Eurasian landmass between Russia and India, Turkey has come to acquire increasing strategic significance.

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, the Organization of the Islamic Conference, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, a member state of the Council of Europe since 1949, and of NATO since 1952. Since 2005, Turkey has been in accession negotiations with the European Union, having been an associate member since 1963. Turkey is also a member of the G20, which brings together the 20 largest economies of the world.




Be first to comment this article
RSS comments

Write Comment
  • Please keep the topic of messages relevant to the subject of the article.
  • Personal verbal attacks will be deleted.
  • Please don't use comments to plug your web site. Such material will be removed.
  • Just ensure to *Refresh* your browser for a new security code to be displayed prior to clicking on the 'Send' button.
  • Keep in mind that the above process only applies if you simply entered the wrong security code.
Name:
E-mail
Homepage
Title:
Comment:

Code:* Code
I wish to be contacted by email regarding additional comments
 
Links | Link Exchange | Maps | Site Map | Articles
Turkiye Gezi Rehberi | I was in Turkey | Turchia Odyssey | Turkei Odyssee | Turquia Odisea | Turquie Odyssee
Turkey Odyssey is the personal collection of information as a Turkey Travel Guide where you can find information about the most touristic places of Turkey such as Adana, Antalya, Bergama, Bodrum, Bursa, Canakkale, Cappadocia, Cesme, Dalaman, Ephesus, Fethiye, Goreme, Hasankeyf, Istanbul, Izmir, Kackar Mountains, Kas, Kalkan, Kayseri, Kemer, Konya, Lycian Way, Nevsehir, Marmaris, Mt Ararat, Mt Nemrut, Olympos, Pamukkale, Safranbolu, Selcuk, Trabzon... You can also find information about activities in Turkey such as mountaineering, trekking, bird watching... Information about Turkish Culture, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Mevlana, Cuisine, Drinks, Music, History and Daily Life... If you are travelling to Turkey, you can search for the travel agency, hotels, tours, itinerary ideas, phone cards, business opportunities, real estate, buying and selling houses, news. You can also find the biggest collection of map of turkey. Country maps where you can find the physical, political, geographical, historical, thematic, Turkish cities and GPS map of Turkey. Do not make any travel or any other arrangements according to the information in this website.