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{{Infobox country
| name = Republic of Turkey
| nativename = Türkiye Cumhuriyeti
▲| image = <center>[[File:Flag of Turkey.svg|315px]]</center>
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| tag = TUR
| capital = [[Ankara]]
| ideologyiconfile = Paternalism_Kemalism_subtype.png
| rulingparty = [[Republican People's Party]]
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| sphere = Turkish
| alignment = Triumvirate Founder TUR
| gdp = 10.68
| credit = Good
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| econtype = Free Market Capitalism
}}The Republic of Turkey is a country situated on the crossroads of Europe and Asia. It is mainly on Anatolia and the north of the Fertile Crescent in Asia, with a small portion called Thrace on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe. It borders the Black Sea and [[Tsardom of Bulgaria|Bulgaria]] to the north; [[Greater Germanic Reich|Germany]] to the northeast; [[Iran]] and [[Republic of Armenia|Armenia]] to the east; [[Iraqi Republic|Iraq]], [[Syrian National State|Syria]], [[Italian Empire|Italy]] and the Mediterranean Sea to the south; and the Aegean Sea and [[Hellenic State|Greece]] to the west. Most of the country's citizens are ethnic Turks, while Kurds and Arabs comprise significant Minorities. [[Ankara]] is Turkey's capital and second-largest city, while [[Istanbul]] is its largest city and center of commerce and culture.▼
▲The Republic of Turkey is a country situated on the crossroads of Europe and Asia. It is mainly on Anatolia and the north of the Fertile Crescent in Asia, with a small portion called Thrace on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe. It borders the Black Sea and [[Tsardom of Bulgaria|Bulgaria]] to the north; [[Greater Germanic Reich|Germany]] to the northeast; [[Iran]] and [[Republic of Armenia|Armenia]] to the east; [[Iraqi Republic|Iraq]], [[Syrian National State|Syria]], [[Italian Empire|Italy]] and the Mediterranean Sea to the south; and the Aegean Sea and [[Hellenic State|Greece]] to the west. Most of the country's citizens are ethnic Turks, while Kurds and Arabs comprise significant Minorities. Ankara is Turkey's capital and second-largest city, while Istanbul is its largest city and center of commerce and culture.
= History =
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The Republic of Turkey was founded in 1923 from the ashes of the Ottoman Empire, following the Turkish National Movement's victory during War of Independence. The country became an Authoritarian One-Party state under the leadership of its founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. During his tenure, Atatürk enacted the modernization and secularization of the Turkish State, using the principles of [[Paternalism|Kemalism]] as a model, however resistance to the reforms manifested early on. Secular legal codes were established, the Turkish language was reformed, and Women's suffrage was realized - by the completion of the reforms, Turkish society had gone through a total transformation. In response to the abolition of the Caliphate and complaints of Turkish Maltreatment, a series of Kurdish rebellions began in the east, Southeast Anatolia was placed under martial law. The system of "[[Inspectorate Generals]]" were established to enact the Turkification process.
Following the death of Atatürk in 1938, his second in command [[İsmet İnönü]] was chosen to succeed him. İnönü would continue the statist policies of his predecessor and the one-party rule. When the [[World War II|Second World War]] initially broke out, Turkey initially committed itself to neutrality, with the bitter sacrifices during the War of Independence and the First World War still in memory. Both the Axis and the Allied powers would attempt to curry Turkey's favor so that the nation would join on their side.
=== Second World War ===
As the war seemed turning increasingly in favor of the Axis Powers, arguments for joining forces with [[Italian Empire|Rome]] and [[Greater Germanic Reich|Berlin]] became increasingly persuasive, as pressure from the Germany and sympathetic ministers began holding sway.
=== Post War ===
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In line with its traditional Western orientation, relations with Europe have always been a central part of Turkish foreign policy. Turkey is a founding member and "Triumvir" of the Triumvirate, an alliance of the three foremost Mediterranean powers - Italy, Turkey, and Iberia - and their satellites. The Triumvirate provides both security and economic purposes, providing a valuable trade bloc with neighboring countries as well as deterring German aggression. Relationships in the Triumvirate have deteriorated due to conflicting claims between Turkey and Italy, as well as grievances by Turkey and Iberia of exploiting valuable passageways to undermine its allies. Italian support of a Greek Cyprus and their occupation of the Dodecanese have been the primary flashpoint.
Turkey has largely sought neutrality between international power blocs and to secure their claims in the the Mediterranean. Despite their participation with Germany in the Second World
The [[Republic of Armenia]] and the [[
= Economy =
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