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Republic of Türkiye
Türkiye Cumhuriyeti
Flag of Republic of Türkiye
Flag
Anthem: İstiklal Marşı
CapitalAnkara
Largest cityIstanbul
Official languagesTurkish
Dominant mode of productionCapitalism
Leaders
• President
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
• Vice President
Fuat Oktay
• Assembly Speaker
Mustafa Şentop
Area
• Total
783,356 km²
Population
• 2020 estimate
83,614,362

Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is an imperialist NATO country that contains land in Europe and Asia.

History

In the 1960's, Turkey was given PGM-19 Jupiter missiles by the United States to target the Soviet Union.[1] This nearly led to a nuclear war.

In 1980, the U.S. supported a military coup in Turkey.[2]

In 2018, Turkey invaded Syria on the United States' behalf, killing 500 civilians.[3]

References

  1. George L. Smith (1962). The Jupiter Missiles of Turkey.
  2. Mehmet Ali Birand. September 12: 4:00 am (Turkish: 12 eylül: saat 04.00) (p. 1).
  3. "Afrin administration: The war has moved to another stage" (2018-03-18). ANF. Retrieved 2022-01-05.