Turkey
TURKEY
`Peace at home, Peace In The World.`/-Yurtta baris, dunyada baris.
-Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the first president of the Republic of Turkey
Turkey
“Peace at Home, Peace in the World”
2- Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
founder of the Republic
Also the spiritual leader of Turkish people
capable military officer
only undefeated Ottoman commander during World War I.
led the Turkish national movement
Independence
Geography
Geography
Geograph
y
Turkey is a boundary
between Europe and
Asia, therefore
Turkey has
significant
geostrategic
importance.
6- RELIGION
The predominant religion in Turkey is Islam. According to 2009 data on the
world's Muslim populations, 71.1 million people in Turkey are Muslims or 98% of
the total population.
3- Language
Turkish is the official language throughout Turkey.
5- Governence/Rights
Turkey has a democratic system. Woman have the right to
vote and are equal to men in every way. Turkey is a secular
country, so goverment or other entities exist separately from
religion and/or religious beliefs.
7- The Republic of Turkey and The Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire was an Islamic empire that
lasted from 1299 to November 1, 1922 (as an
imperial monarchy) or July 24, 1923 It was
succeeded by the Republic of Turkey.
8- Current Prime Minister Of Turkey: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is a Turkish politician, a former mayor of Istanbul and the
Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey. He is also the chairman of the Justice
and Development Party (AK Parti), which holds a majority of the seats in the Turkish
Parliament.
9- Current President Of Turkey: Abdullah Gül
is the 11th and current President of the Republic of Turkey,