Turkey By Allie, Joe, Breanna, Tamara

Population  Population: 79, 749, 461 as of July 2011  Ethnic Groups: The Turkish (71%), Kurdish people (17%), Zaza people (3%), Georgians (2%), Circassians (1.2%), Azerbaijanis (1.1%), Arabs (0.7%), Laz (0.7%), Tahtaci (0.2%), Armenians (0.1%)  Religious Groups: Islam (99.8%), Christianity and Judaism (0.2%)  Group Frictions: *Armenian Genocide: During W.W.I. the Ottoman Empire (modern day Turkey) killed millions of Armenians. Turkey still refuses that it was a genocide. * Turkey also became a secular government and wouldn’t allow people to practice their religion in public.

Geography  -Southeastern Europe and Southwestern Asia  -Bordered by the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and the Aegean Sea  -Bordered by Bulgaria, Greece, Georgia, Syria, Iran, and Iraq  -Land area: 769,632 sq km  -Water area: 13,930 sq km  -Natural Resources: coal, iron ore, copper

 Climate:  Hot, dry summers with mild, wet winters; harsher the more inland you go  Mountain Ranges:  -Taurus Mountains  -Pontic Mountains

Main Cities  Ankara - Capital city  Istanbul – Northwestern Turkey  Bursa – Western Turkey  4 th most populated

Interactions with the US Over the Last 50 Years  Turkey allowed the United States to place short ranged missiles in their country during the Cold War  Turkey and the USA are both part of NATO.  Turkey exports many agricultural products to the USA

 Defeated:  war against Italy  in Balkan-Wars  in Balkan-Wars  World War 1: Sided with Germany in WW1  lost territory  World War 2:Turkey declared war on Germany and Japan  Not active part of conflict History of Turkey

 Current boundaries drawn 1923 at Conference of Lausanne  Mustafa Kemal  ‘Ataturk’ or ‘Father of Turks’, founded modern Turkey   reduced Islams dominant role (e.g. replaced Arabic with Latin alphabet)  1938 death of Ataturk How did it become independent?

 Peaceful transfer of power in 1950  victory of Democratic  Member of NATO in 1952  Currently a European Union candidate  1980 military government established which stopped slide toward anarchy  New constitution approved by 91.5% on Nov. 6, 1982 History cont.

 As of 1922 Turkey is officially a secular government. Although religion plays a major part in politics because 99% of the population is Muslim. How is Turkey Ruled?

The Turkish Economy Turkey is one of the world’s newly developed countries and is working toward an even greater economy. Turkey is one of the world’s newly developed countries and is working toward an even greater economy. Turkey has long wanted to be a member of the European Union. Turkey has long wanted to be a member of the European Union. Turkey exports agricultural products; textiles; motor vehicles, ships and other transportation equipment; construction materials; consumer electronics and home appliances. Turkey exports agricultural products; textiles; motor vehicles, ships and other transportation equipment; construction materials; consumer electronics and home appliances. Turkey is the world's largest producer of hazelnut, cherry, fig, apricot, quince and pomegranate; the second largest producer of watermelon, cucumber and chickpea. Turkey is the world's largest producer of hazelnut, cherry, fig, apricot, quince and pomegranate; the second largest producer of watermelon, cucumber and chickpea. Turkey is in the G20. Turkey is in the G20.