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TURKEY AT A GLANCE ;
| Formal / Short Name |
: The Republic of Turkey / Turkey |
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| Capital |
: Ankara |
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| Some Big Cities |
: Istanbul, Izmir, Bursa, Antalya |
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| Government Type |
: Parliamentary democracy with
free market economy |
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| Proclamation Of The |
: 29 October 1923 Republic |
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| Administrative Divisions |
: 81 provinces |
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| Proclamation Of The Constitution |
: 1982 |
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| Legislative |
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Grand National Assembly Of Turkey ; 550
national deputies ; general elections every
5 years. |
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| Executive |
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The Presedent of the Republic who is selected
every 7 years, Prime Minister and Council
of Ministers who are selected with the general
elections every 5 years. |
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| Judiciary |
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Independed Courts. Turkish Laws which has
been derived from various Europen system
mainly French, Swiss and Italian are enforced
by independed Courts with the supervision
of conformity of the laws to the Constitution. |
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| Right To Vote |
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At the age of 18 |
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| Official Language |
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Turkish |
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| Religions |
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Most of people are Muslim, few people are
Chiristian from various religious sects,
jews and the other religions. It has adopted
laicization since Turkish Republic was established
and religious liberty and freedom of conscience
of people have guarantied with Constitution
since then. |
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| Currency |
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Turkish Lira |
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| Flag |
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Red with a vertical crescent and star. |
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| Population |
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About 70 million |
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| External Boundaries |
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Turkey is a natural brige connecting Asia
and Europe surrounded by The Black Sea,
The Mediterranean and The Egean Sea. Turkiye
is the neighbor of Greece and Bulgaria on
the west; Georgia, Armenia, Iran and Azerbaijan
on the east; Iraq and Syria on the south. |
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| International Organization Participation |
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AsDB, Australia Group, BIS, BSEC, CE, CERN
(observer), EAPC, EBRD, ECO, EU (applicant),
FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM,
IDA, IDB, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO,
IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer),
ISO, ITU, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer),
OECD, OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, UN, UNCTAD,
UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIK, UNMIL, UNMISET,
UNOMIG, UNRWA, UPU, WCO, WEU (associate),
WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO, ZC |
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