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Republic of Turkey
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Country Name: Republic of Turkey
Languages: (Main, official) Turkish, (Secondary, minority/unrecognized) Greek, Kurdish, Armenian and Arabic
Capital: Ankara
Demonym: Turk
History: The Republic of Turkey comes from the once prosperous Ottoman Empire which fell apart from internal conflict in 1923. The Republic of Turkey was founded in its place, the Sultan was banished from the country along with the Young Turks leading the Ottomans government with the new republic headed by a general named Mustafa Kemal, later called simply 'Ataturk'. With the founding of the republic modernization took place, continuing after Ataturks death in 1938 under the next president and prime minister. Turkish joined the last 6 months of WWII as a member of the Allies, joining NATO in 1951. In May 1960 a military coup occurred, restoring democracy to the nation and changing the politics of the nation.
Politics in Government: The Republic of Turkey is described as a Unitary State and a Parliamentary Republic, having both a prime minister and president. Borrowing from a mix of European parliamentary system and the United State's republican system Turkey delegates it's power through the legislature (Its parliament), executive (President and Prime Minister) and judicial (Independent court system) all of which are protected by the constitution of Turkey. Executive power is divided by the president who is directly elected and prime minister who is elected by parliament. The legislature consists of two houses, senate (Established in 1960, acting like US senate with permanent members aka military officials, appointed president seats and some elected seats) and parliament ('Lower House').
Military: The Turkish military is regarded as modernizing and growing in strength in the Middle Eastern region, becoming a big player as of 1970 due to military actions and threats arising during the Cold War along with Turkey sending troops during the Korean War. The Turkish military has purchased equipment from other NATO members, most notably the United States along with starting to produce its own during the 70's, mainly European and US model equipment but some small arms become uniquely Turkish made.
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Republic of Turkey
Flag:
Basic information listing:
Country Name: Republic of Turkey
Languages: (Main, official) Turkish, (Secondary, minority/unrecognized) Greek, Kurdish, Armenian and Arabic
Capital: Ankara
Demonym: Turk
History: The Republic of Turkey comes from the once prosperous Ottoman Empire which fell apart from internal conflict in 1923. The Republic of Turkey was founded in its place, the Sultan was banished from the country along with the Young Turks leading the Ottomans government with the new republic headed by a general named Mustafa Kemal, later called simply 'Ataturk'. With the founding of the republic modernization took place, continuing after Ataturks death in 1938 under the next president and prime minister. Turkish joined the last 6 months of WWII as a member of the Allies, joining NATO in 1951. In May 1960 a military coup occurred, restoring democracy to the nation and changing the politics of the nation.
Politics in Government: The Republic of Turkey is described as a Unitary State and a Parliamentary Republic, having both a prime minister and president. Borrowing from a mix of European parliamentary system and the United State's republican system Turkey delegates it's power through the legislature (Its parliament), executive (President and Prime Minister) and judicial (Independent court system) all of which are protected by the constitution of Turkey. Executive power is divided by the president who is directly elected and prime minister who is elected by parliament. The legislature consists of two houses, senate (Established in 1960, acting like US senate with permanent members aka military officials, appointed president seats and some elected seats) and parliament ('Lower House').
Military: The Turkish military is regarded as modernizing and growing in strength in the Middle Eastern region, becoming a big player as of 1970 due to military actions and threats arising during the Cold War along with Turkey sending troops during the Korean War. The Turkish military has purchased equipment from other NATO members, most notably the United States along with starting to produce its own during the 70's, mainly European and US model equipment but some small arms become uniquely Turkish made.
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