Turkey

Coordinates: 39°N 35°E / 39°N 35°E / 39; 35

Turkey (i/ˈtɜːrki/; Turkish: Türkiye [ˈtyɾcije]), officially the Republic of Turkey (Turkish:  Türkiye Cumhuriyeti ), is a parliamentary republic in Eurasia, largely located in Western Asia, with the smaller portion of Eastern Thrace in Southeast Europe. Turkey is bordered by eight countries: Syria and Iraq to the south; Iran, Armenia, and the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan to the east; Georgia to the northeast; Bulgaria to the northwest; and Greece to the west. The Black Sea is to the north, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and the Aegean Sea to the west. The Bosphorus, the Sea of Marmara, and the Dardanelles (which together form the Turkish Straits) demarcate the boundary between Thrace and Anatolia; they also separate Europe and Asia. Turkey's location at the crossroads of Europe and Asia makes it a country of significant geostrategic importance.

Turkey has been inhabited since the paleolithic age, including various ancient Anatolian civilizations, Aeolian, Dorian and Ionian Greeks, Thracians, Armenians, and Assyrians. After Alexander the Great's conquest, the area was Hellenized, a process which continued under the Roman Empire and its transition into the Byzantine Empire. The Seljuk Turks began migrating into the area in the 11th century, starting the process of Turkification, which was greatly accelerated by the Seljuk victory over the Byzantines at the Battle of Manzikert in 1071. The Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm ruled Anatolia until the Mongol invasion in 1243, upon which it disintegrated into several small Turkish beyliks.

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Bitcoin Magazine 19 Mar 2023
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Erdogan endorses Finland’s NATO bid, but leaves Sweden in limbo

Ekathimerini 18 Mar 2023
Turkey’s President Erdogan signed off on Finland’s NATO ... So far, Sweden’s efforts to placate Turkey, including with the introduction of a new terrorism law, have failed....
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Turkish Media Accuse Twitter of Interference in Internal Affairs Ahead of Elections

Urdu Point 17 Mar 2023
Twitter users' timeline in Turkey displays messages of opposition politicians and journalists, as well as ... In 2020, the platform was blocked on the territory of Turkey after the company refused to open its office in the country in accordance with the Turkish social media law....
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Journalists battle for truth after Turkish earthquakes

X Index 17 Mar 2023
More than 55,000 have died in the destruction following earthquakes in Turkey and Syria ... When Turkey’s ... Many journalists now face investigations under Turkey’s newest “fake news” law which makes “spreading misleading news publicly” a crime punishable by up to three years in prison....
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Tough turkey arrested and relocated after attacking wildlife officer

The Alliance Review 16 Mar 2023
This time last year, Nathan Cass met a tough turkey that thought it could bully the neighborhood without interference from Johnny Law ... Outside of Fremont, he noticed a male turkey with a flock of hens ... "Next thing I know, he's starting to peck at it."Tough turkey relocated 10 miles out of town....
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Turkish president Erdogan hints at approval for Finland’s NATO accession

Hindustan Times 16 Mar 2023
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Turkey opposition candidate vows to expel Syrians in 2 years

The New Arab 16 Mar 2023
His second goal, he said, was to send Afghan refugees who entered Turkey via Iran back to Iran ... Since the start of the Syrian conflict in 2011, Turkey has hosted over 3.5 million Syrian refugees, and Ankara has been directly involved in the war ... in violation of international law....
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Hungary to delay vote on NATO membership for Sweden, Finland

The Associated Press 15 Mar 2023
Among other things, Sweden last week presented a draft law to parliament aimed at making it illegal to support or participate in terrorist organizations — something that is hoped to reduce NATO opposition from Turkey ... The Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, has waged a 38-year insurgency against Turkey that has left tens of thousands dead....
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Syrian channel employees arrested in Turkey after talk show

The New Arab 15 Mar 2023
It used to broadcast from Turkey ... Since the start of the Syrian conflict in 2011, Turkey has hosted over 3 million Syrian refugees, and Ankara has been directly involved in the war ... Turkish authorities have in recent years forcibly returned hundreds of Syrians to Syria in violation of international law....
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I met my 'dream' husband on a girls' trip to Turkey - but I've lost ...

The Daily Mail 15 Mar 2023
A woman who jetted off on a girls' holiday to Turkey to get over heartbreak ended up meeting her future husband - but claims she's had to grow 'thick skin' to deal with cruel visa jibes by ex pals ... My family travelled 24 hours on a bus from Cizre to Kusadasi and my in-laws flew from Scotland and England to Turkey....
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Draconian social media law threatens democracy in Turkey

Korea Times 14 Mar 2023
Aksener has been outspoken about the need to roll back laws that hinder or prevent the free expression of ideas and about the need to craft internet legislation that protects basic democratic rights and values for the people of Turkey ... found in the EU available to them in Turkey....
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US urges Turkey to allow NATO expansion as officials set to meet

Victoria Advocate 14 Mar 2023
Turkey, the only holdout besides Hungary, wants Sweden to crack down on groups Ankara considers as terrorist in exchange for agreeing to accession ... For its part, Turkey has linked Sweden’s new anti-terrorism law to the ratification and also voiced opposition to the July deadline set by its allies for enlargement completion....
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Swedish leader: Finland likely to join NATO before Sweden

Wtop 14 Mar 2023
Among other things, Sweden last week presented a draft law to parliament aimed at making it illegal to support or participate in terrorist organizations — something that is hoped to reduce NATO opposition from Turkey ... The Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, has waged a 38-year insurgency against Turkey that has left tens of thousands dead....

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