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Turkey entered [[World War II]] on the Allied side until shortly before the war ended, becoming a charter member of the [[United Nations]]. Difficulties faced by [[Greece]] after World War II in quelling a communist rebellion and demands by the [[Soviet Union]] for military bases in the Turkish Straits prompted the United States to declare the [[Truman Doctrine]] in 1947. The doctrine enunciated American intentions to guarantee the security of Turkey and Greece and resulted in large scale U.S. military and economic aid under the [[Marshall Plan]]. After participating with United Nations forces in the [[Korean War|Korean conflict]], Turkey in 1952 joined the [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization]] (NATO). Turkey is currently a [[European Union]] candidate, although this has been clouded by their refusal to acknowledge the [[Armenian genocide]].

Turkey entered [[World War II]] on the Allied side until shortly before the war ended, becoming a charter member of the [[United Nations]]. Difficulties faced by [[Greece]] after World War II in quelling a communist rebellion and demands by the [[Soviet Union]] for military bases in the Turkish Straits prompted the United States to declare the [[Truman Doctrine]] in 1947. The doctrine enunciated American intentions to guarantee the security of Turkey and Greece and resulted in large scale U.S. military and economic aid under the [[Marshall Plan]]. After participating with United Nations forces in the [[Korean War|Korean conflict]], Turkey in 1952 joined the [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization]] (NATO). Turkey is currently a [[European Union]] candidate, although this has been clouded by their refusal to acknowledge the [[Armenian genocide]].

=="The Thirty-Year Genocide" (1894–1924)==

==="The Thirty-Year Genocide" (1894–1924)===

"The Thirty-Year Genocide" (1894–1924)

"The Thirty-Year Genocide" (1894–1924)

refers to a continuous, calculated campaign by the Ottoman Empire and Turkish nationalists to eradicate Anatolia's Christian minorities. The Christian population plummeted from roughly 20% to just 2%, resulting in the deaths of approximately two to three million [[Armenians]], [[Greeks]], and [[Assyrians]].

refers to a continuous, calculated campaign by the Ottoman Empire and Turkish nationalists to eradicate Anatolia's Christian minorities. The Christian population plummeted from roughly 20% to just 2%, resulting in the deaths of approximately two to three million [[Armenians]], [[Greeks]], and [[Assyrians]].