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[[Image:Turkeyflag.gif|thumb|right|Flag of Turkey]]

[[Image:Turkeyflag.gif|thumb|right|Flag of Turkey]]

Turkey is a state in [[Asia]] with a small amount of territory in [[Europe]]. 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 secularism and Westernization but it refused to cooperate with the U.S.-led forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom

Turkey is a state in [[Asia]] with a small amount of territory in [[Europe]]. Its current president is [[Ahmet Necdet Sezer]].  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 secularism and Westernization but it refused to cooperate with the U.S.-led forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom

<ref>http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3432.htm</ref>.  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>. However, human-right abuses, especially against Christians remains a problem  

<ref>http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3432.htm</ref>.  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>. However, human-right abuses, especially against Christians remains a problem  

<ref>http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2006/78844.htm</ref> and the frequency of violent attacks on Christian ministers and priests is still high

<ref>http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2006/78844.htm</ref> and the frequency of violent attacks on Christian ministers and priests is still high