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About Turkey

Turkey (Türkiye), known officially as the Republic of Turkey (asd.ogg|Türkiye Cumhuriyeti), is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in western Asia and Thrace (Rumelia) in the Balkan region of southeastern Europe. Turkey borders eight countries: Bulgaria to the northwest; Greece to the west, Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, Azerbaijan (the exclave of Nakhichevan), and Iran to the east; and Iraq and Syria to the southeast. The Mediterranean Sea and Cyprus are to the south; the Aegean Sea and Archipelago are to the west; and the Black Sea is to the north. Separating Anatolia and Thrace are the Sea of Marmara and the Turkish Straits (the Bosporus and the Dardanelles), which are commonly reckoned to delineate the border between Asia and Europe, thereby making Turkey transcontinental.

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Due to its strategic location astride two continents, Turkey's culture has a unique blend of Eastern and Western tradition. A powerful regional presence in the Eurasian landmass with strong historic, cultural and economic influence in the area between the European Union in the west and Central Asia in the east, Russia in the north and the Middle East in the south, Turkey has come to acquire increasing strategic significance.

Turkey, classified as a developed country by the CIA, 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.

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  2. Religious freedom faces world assault

    Explore Article MuskogeePhoenix.com, Muskogee, OK (May 13 2009) Human Rights

    ...sion’s watch list: Afghanistan, Belarus, Cuba, Egypt, Indonesia, Laos, Russia, Somalia, Tajikistan, Turkey and Venezuela. The worst of the worst include China, where unregistered Protestants are frequently ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   North Korea   Tajikistan   Belarus

  3. Religious Freedom Under Assault

    Explore Article Epoch Times (May 13 2009) Human Rights

    Religious Freedom Under Assault ...sion’s watch list: Afghanistan, Belarus, Cuba, Egypt, Indonesia, Laos, Russia, Somalia, Tajikistan, Turkey and Venezuela. The worst of the worst include China, where unregistered Protestants are frequently ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   North Korea   Tajikistan   U.S. Department of State

  4. Around the globe, religious freedom under assault

    Explore Article Prescott Arizona News and Events (May 10 2009) Human Rights

    Around the globe, religious freedom under assault ...on’s watch list: Afghanistan, Belarus, Cuba, Egypt, Indonesia, Laos, Russia, Somalia, Tajikistan, Turkey and Venezuela. The worst of the worst include China, where unregistered Protestants are frequently ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Burma   North Korea   Tajikistan

  5. Religious freedom deserves bigger role in U.S. policy

    Explore Article Pantagraph.com (May 10 2009) Human Rights

    ...sion's watch list: Afghanistan, Belarus, Cuba, Egypt, Indonesia, Laos, Russia, Somalia, Tajikistan, Turkey and Venezuela. The worst of the worst include China, where unregistered Protestants are frequently ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Burma   North Korea   Tajikistan

  6. Around the globe, religious freedom under assault

    Explore Article firstamendmentcenter.org (May 9 2009) Human Rights

    ...on’s watch list: Afghanistan, Belarus, Cuba, Egypt, Indonesia, Laos, Russia, Somalia, Tajikistan, Turkey and Venezuela. The worst of the worst include China, where unregistered Protestants are frequently ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   North Korea   Tajikistan   U.S. Department of State

  7. Religious freedom under assault around globe

    Explore Article poconorecord.com (May 9 2009) Human Rights

    ...sion's watch list: Afghanistan, Belarus, Cuba, Egypt, Indonesia, Laos, Russia, Somalia, Tajikistan, Turkey and Venezuela. The worst of the worst include China, where unregistered Protestants are frequently ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Burma   Pakistan   Egypt

  8. Pak Source of 'Religiously-Motivated' Violence: US Panel

    Explore Article India Journal (May 7 2009)

    ...atch List” include Afghanistan, Belarus, Cuba, Egypt, Indonesia, Laos, Russia, Somalia, Tajikistan, Turkey and Venezuela. Bangladesh, Kazakhstan and Sri Lanka have been put into the category of “Additional ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Pakistan   North Korea   Tajikistan

  9. Controversy Surrounds Today's National Day of Prayer

    Explore Article Religion Clause (May 7 2009)

    ...age Resolution (H.Res. 397), and to address President Obama's recent statement, made while visiting Turkey, that "we do not consider ourselves a Christian nation or a Jewish nation...."H. Res. 397 is in com... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Capitol Hill   Washington Times   Shirley Dobson

  10. Is religious freedom deteriorating in Russia?

    Explore Article russiatoday.com (May 6 2009) Human Rights

    Is religious freedom deteriorating in Russia? ... list, which also includes Afghanistan, Belarus, Cuba, Egypt, Indonesia, Laos, Somalia, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Venezuela, as countries where religious minorities are mistreated, and believers face official... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Interior Ministry   Tajikistan   Somalia

  11. Bangladesh dropped from US watch list

    Explore Article The Daily Star (May 4 2009) Human Rights

    ... List: Afghanistan, Belarus, Cuba, Egypt, Indonesia, Laos, Russian Federation, Somalia, Tajikistan, Turkey and Venezuela. 3. Additional Countries Closely Monitored: Bangladesh, Kazakhstan and Sri Lanka. The... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Pakistan   Uzbekistan   Bangladesh

  12. US Commission Cites Pakistan for Violence Against Religious Minorities

    Explore Article CNSNews.com (May 4 2009) Human Rights

    US Commission Cites Pakistan for Violence Against Religious Minorities ...its “watch” list: Afghanistan, Belarus, Cuba, Egypt, Indonesia, Laos, Russia, Somalia, Tajikistand, Turkey and Venezuela. The report comes as Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Richard Lugar (D-Ind.) plan to in... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   North Korea   U.S. Department of State   Richard Lugar

  13. Commission Names 13 Countries as Religious Freedom Violators

    Explore Article payvand.com (May 3 2009)

    Commission Names 13 Countries as Religious Freedom Violators ...e "watch list" are Afghanistan, Belarus, Cuba, Egypt, Indonesia, Laos, Russia, Somalia, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Venezuela. Commission head Felice Gaer voiced a key concern of the commission. "A key focus of... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   North Korea   Tajikistan   Swat Valley

  14. Commission Names 13 Countries As Religious Freedom Violators

    Explore Article Assyrian International News Agency (May 3 2009)

    ...e "watch list" are Afghanistan, Belarus, Cuba, Egypt, Indonesia, Laos, Russia, Somalia, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Venezuela. Commission head Felice Gaer voiced a key concern of the commission. "A key focus of... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Burma   Michael Cromartie   North Korea

  15. Pak source of 'religiously-motivated' violence: US panel

    Explore Article Business Standard (May 2 2009)

    ...atch List" include Afghanistan, Belarus, Cuba, Egypt, Indonesia, Laos, Russia, Somalia, Tajikistan, Turkey and Venezuela. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   North Korea   Mumbai   U.S. Department of State

  16. U.S. panel: Religious freedoms ebb in Russia, other nations

    Explore Article Postbulletin.com (May 1 2009)

    A congressionally backed panel said Friday that religious freedoms were deteriorating in Russia, Turkey and four other nations that were added to a watch list of countries where people's rights to worshi... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   North Korea   U.S. Department of State   Belarus

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