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Turkey is a state with territory in [[Europe]] and [[Asia]]. It succeeded the [[Ottoman Empire]] after its defeat by the Entente powers in the [[World War I]]. Since the establishment of the Republic in 1923, Turkey has pursued policies of Westernization and secularism. After a period of one-party rule, multi-party politics was introduced in the late 40's but there have been intermittent military coups (1960, 1971, 1980) <ref>https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/print/tu.html</ref>. It is currently negotiating membership with the [[European Union]].
Turkey is a state with territory in [[Europe]] and [[Asia]]. It succeeded the [[Ottoman Empire]] after its defeat by the Entente powers in the [[World War I]]. Since the establishment of the Republic in 1923, Turkey has pursued policies of Westernization and secularism. After a period of one-party rule, multi-party politics was introduced in the late 40's but there have been intermittent military coups (1960, 1971, 1980) <ref>https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/print/tu.html</ref>. It is currently negotiating membership with the [[European Union]].
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[[Category:European Countries]]
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