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== History ==
== History ==
In the 1960's, Turkey was given PGM-19 Jupiter missiles by the [[United States]]. to target the Soviet Union.<ref>{{Citation|author=George L. Smith|year=1962|title=The Jupiter Missiles of Turkey|chapter=|section=|page=|quote=|pdf=|city=|publisher=|isbn=|doi=|lg=|mia=|title-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113182651/http://www.hlswilliwaw.com/Jupiters/index.htm|chapter-url=|trans-title=|trans-lang=}}</ref> This nearly led to a nuclear war.
In the 1960's, Turkey was given PGM-19 Jupiter missiles by the [[United States]] to target the Soviet Union.<ref>{{Citation|author=George L. Smith|year=1962|title=The Jupiter Missiles of Turkey|chapter=|section=|page=|quote=|pdf=|city=|publisher=|isbn=|doi=|lg=|mia=|title-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113182651/http://www.hlswilliwaw.com/Jupiters/index.htm|chapter-url=|trans-title=|trans-lang=}}</ref> This nearly led to a nuclear war.


In 1980, the U.S. supported a military coup in Turkey.<ref>{{Citation|author=Mehmet Ali Birand|year=|title=September 12: 4:00 am|chapter=|section=|page=1|quote=|pdf=|city=|publisher=|isbn=|doi=|lg=|mia=|title-url=|chapter-url=|trans-title=12 eylül: saat 04.00|trans-lang=Turkish}}</ref>
In 1980, the U.S. supported a military coup in Turkey.<ref>{{Citation|author=Mehmet Ali Birand|year=|title=September 12: 4:00 am|chapter=|section=|page=1|quote=|pdf=|city=|publisher=|isbn=|doi=|lg=|mia=|title-url=|chapter-url=|trans-title=12 eylül: saat 04.00|trans-lang=Turkish}}</ref>


In 2018, Turkey invaded [[Syrian Arab Republic|Syria]] on the United States' behalf, killing 500 civilians.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=|date=2018-03-18|title=Afrin administration: The war has moved to another stage|url=https://anfenglishmobile.com/rojava/afrin-administration-the-war-has-moved-to-another-stage-25570|newspaper=ANF|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=2022-01-05}}</ref>
In 2018, Turkey invaded [[Syrian Arab Republic|Syria]] on the United States' behalf, killing 500 civilians.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=|date=2018-03-18|title=Afrin administration: The war has moved to another stage|url=https://anfenglishmobile.com/rojava/afrin-administration-the-war-has-moved-to-another-stage-25570|newspaper=ANF|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=2022-01-05}}</ref>
== References ==
[[Category:Countries]]
[[Category:Countries]]
[[Category:Imperialist countries]]
[[Category:Imperialist countries]]

Revision as of 23:25, 1 May 2022

Türkiye Cumhuriyeti
Flag of Republic of Türkiye
Flag
Anthem: İstiklal Marşı
CapitalAnkara
Largest cityIstanbul
Official languagesTurkish
Dominant mode of productionCapitalism
Government
• 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 Turkey, 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.