Turkey is a Eurasian country that stretches
the Anatolian peninsula in southwestern Asia and the Balkan region of southeastern Europe. The region comprising modern Turkey has seen the birth
major civilizations including the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires. Owing
its strategic location
the intersection of two continents, Turkey's culture is a unique blend
Eastern and Western tradition, often described as a bridge
the two civilizations. Turkey is a democratic, secular, unitary, constitutional republic whose political system was established in 1923
the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk following the fall of the Ottoman Empire
the aftermath of World War I. Since then, Turkey has increasingly integrated with the West while continuing to foster relations with the Eastern world. It is a founding member
the United Nations, the Organization of the Islamic Conference, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, a member state of the Council of Europe
1949 and of NATO
1952.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey
