Turkey
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| + | [[Nasreddin]] sat on a river bank<br> | ||
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| + | "Hey! how do I get across?"<br> | ||
| + | "You are across!" Nasrudin shouted back.<br> | ||
| - | '''Turkey''' is a [[List of transcontinental countries|transcontinental country]], located mostly on [[Anatolia]] in [[Western Asia]] and on [[East Thrace]] in [[Southeastern Europe]]. Turkey is bordered by eight countries: [[Bulgaria]] to the northwest; [[Greece]] to the west; [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] to the northeast; [[Armenia]], [[Iran]] and the [[Azerbaijan]]i [[exclave]] of [[Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic|Nakhchivan]] to the east; and [[Iraq]] and [[Syria]] to the southeast. The [[Mediterranean Sea]] is to the south; the [[Aegean Sea]] is to the west; and the [[Black Sea]] is to the north. The [[Sea of Marmara]], the [[Bosphorus]] and the [[Dardanelles]] (which together form the [[Turkish Straits]]) demarcate the boundary between Thrace and Anatolia; they also separate Europe and Asia. | + | --[[Nasreddin ]] |
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| - | ==Culture== | + | '''Turkey''' is a [[List of transcontinental countries|transcontinental country]], located mostly on [[Anatolia]] in [[Western Asia]] and on [[East Thrace]] in [[Southeastern Europe]]. Turkey is bordered by eight countries: [[Bulgaria]] to the northwest; [[Greece]] to the west; [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] to the northeast; [[Armenia]], [[Iran]] and the [[Azerbaijan]]i [[exclave]] of [[Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic|Nakhchivan]] to the east; and [[Iraq]] and [[Syria]] to the southeast. The [[Mediterranean Sea]] is to the south; the [[Aegean Sea]] is to the west; and the [[Black Sea]] is to the north. |
| - | :''[[Turkish culture]]'' | + | ===See also=== |
| - | Turkey has a very diverse culture that is a blend of various elements of the [[Turkic peoples|Oğuz Turkic]], [[Anatolia]]n, [[Culture of the Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] (which was itself a continuation of both [[Greco-Roman]] and Islamic cultures) and [[Western culture]] and traditions, which started with the [[Tanzimat|Westernisation of the Ottoman Empire]] and still continues today. This mix originally began as a result of the encounter of Turks and their culture with those of the peoples who were in their path during [[Turkic migration|their migration]] from Central Asia to the West. | + | |
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
| + | *[[Anti-Turkism]] | ||
| *''[[Midnight Express]]'' | *''[[Midnight Express]]'' | ||
| *''[[Gegen die Wand]]'', [[Turkish cinema]] | *''[[Gegen die Wand]]'', [[Turkish cinema]] | ||
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| * [[Saint George]] | * [[Saint George]] | ||
| *[[Cappadocia]] | *[[Cappadocia]] | ||
| + | *[[Turkish bath]] | ||
| + | *[[Turkish delight]] | ||
| + | *[[Censorship in Turkey]] | ||
| + | * [[Turkish folklore]] | ||
| + | *[[Turkish literature]] | ||
| + | *[[Turkish music]] | ||
| + | *[[Turquerie]] | ||
| + | *[[Turkish currency and debt crisis, 2018]] | ||
| + | *[[Nasreddin ]] | ||
| ==Namesakes== | ==Namesakes== | ||
| - | *[[The Lustful Turk]] | + | *''[[The Lustful Turk]]'' |
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Turkey is a transcontinental country, located mostly on Anatolia in Western Asia and on East Thrace in Southeastern Europe. Turkey is bordered by eight countries: Bulgaria to the northwest; Greece to the west; Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, Iran and the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan to the east; and Iraq and Syria to the southeast. The Mediterranean Sea is to the south; the Aegean Sea is to the west; and the Black Sea is to the north.
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- Anti-Turkism
- Midnight Express
- Gegen die Wand, Turkish cinema
- Turkish musıc
- Tartar
- Saint George
- Cappadocia
- Turkish bath
- Turkish delight
- Censorship in Turkey
- Turkish folklore
- Turkish literature
- Turkish music
- Turquerie
- Turkish currency and debt crisis, 2018
- Nasreddin
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