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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Greeks welcome continuity in Erdogan’s re-election in Turkey

Al Jazeera 07 Jun 2023
Turkey, despite its long continental coast, is entitled to much less, according to UN law. That is a major reason why Turkey disagrees with the Law of the Sea on whether islands should have such rights and is one of a handful of countries that have not signed it....
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Message from Istanbul: How to challenge Modi

Indian Express 07 Jun 2023
Turkey\u2019s united Opposition managed to compose a joint platform that pledged new laws increasing freedom of expression and individual rights, greater independence for the courts, and generally to reverse Erdogan\u2019s consolidation of power, but these promises do not appear to have made much difference to their campaign....
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Water Scarcity Threatens Alcoholic Drink Production, Major Beverage Company Warns

Time 07 Jun 2023
It’s overseeing water efficiency projects in Turkey and looking to cut water usage by 2030 ... Among these countries is Turkey, where it makes the aniseed-flavored spirit raki, and Mexico, where it manufactures tequila ... In Turkey, Diageo’s Sahyar project supports construction of infrastructure to address water security....
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Who’s running to lead Turkey’s next parliament?

Al Jazeera 07 Jun 2023
Members of parliament will decide who will lead Turkey’s Grand National Assembly (TBMM) in its 28th period, where the alliance for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has secured a majority ... Kurtulmus was deputy prime minister of Turkey between 2014 and 2017 and minister of culture and tourism between 2017 and 2018....
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Racist message, dead raccoon left for Oregon mayor, Black city council member

Auburnpub dot com 07 Jun 2023
(AP) — Someone left a dead raccoon and a sign with “intimidating language” that mentioned a Black city councilor outside the law office of an Oregon mayor, police said ... Hunter shot decoy turkey from pickup truck in Cayuga County. Evelyn, a retired law enforcement officer who was ......
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Polish Supreme Court overturns presidential pardon of top officials, going against ruling party

Auburnpub dot com 06 Jun 2023
As such, it was a rare act of independence from a top court after years of efforts by the Law and Justice party and President Andrzej Duda to establish greater control over the judiciary ... Hunter shot decoy turkey from pickup truck in Cayuga County. It was the latest blow to Law and ......
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World in Brief_060723

The Citizens 06 Jun 2023
NATO chief pushes Turkey to allow Sweden to join alliance. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Sunday that Sweden has “fulfilled its obligations” to Turkey to bolster its counter-terrorism laws, which should clear its path for membership in the alliance. × This page requires Javascript ... Please enable it in your browser settings ... +4 ... ....
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Victims plan to sue sheriff for failing to get red flag order against Colorado Springs ...

Caledonian Record 06 Jun 2023
State law allows authorities and others to get a court order to seize someone's guns and prevent them from legally buying more if they are deemed a threat to themselves or others ... Turkey's Erdogan takes oath of office, ushering in his third presidential term....
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Missouri governor denies clemency for man facing execution on Tuesday

Auburnpub dot com 06 Jun 2023
It’s despicable that two dedicated public servants were murdered in a failed attempt to help another criminal evade the law,” Parson, a Republican, said in a statement ... Tisius was just 19 at the time of the killings; he had been neglected as a child; and a juror at his 2010 resentencing may have been illiterate — in violation of Missouri law....
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Anti-NATO protest sweeps Stockholm despite Ankara's warning

The New Arab 05 Jun 2023
The new law that came into effect on June 1 criminalises "participation in a terrorist organisation" as part of Sweden's effort to beef up anti-terror legislation, a key demand from Turkey to approve Stockholm's stalled NATO membership bid ... (PKK), which is outlawed by Turkey....
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No breakthrough in NATO-Turkey talks about Sweden joining

Federal News Radio 05 Jun 2023
President Joe Biden and other allied leaders meet in Lithuania on July 11-12, but Turkey and... He noted that the country has amended its constitution, strengthened its anti-terror laws, and lifted an arms embargo on Turkey since it applied to join NATO just over a year ago....
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UPDATE - Greek Police Say Rescued Over 90 Illegal Migrants From Islet on River Evros

Urdu Point 05 Jun 2023
Athens accuses Ankara of exploiting migrants as a political leverage in a decades-long territorial dispute between the countries, while Turkey says Greece violates international humanitarian law and applies force against migrants and refugees to push them back with little chance of survival....
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Greek Police Say Rescued Over 90 Illegal Migrants From Islet on River Evros

Urdu Point 05 Jun 2023
Athens accuses Ankara of exploiting migrants as a political leverage in a decades-long territorial dispute between the countries, while Turkey says Greece violates international humanitarian law and applies force against migrants and refugees to push them back with little chance of survival....

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