Turkey

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Turkey after World War Two Turkey had been hit hard after World War Two but was given military help as well as economic help by the U.S. through the Truman Doctrine. During the election of 1950 the Republicans people's party (founded by Atatürk) had been defeated at the hands of the Democratic party led by Celâl Bayar. In 1950 Turkey had shown itself to the U.S. by sending in a brigade into Korea to aid the U.S. in their endeavors. Turkey was later allowed entrance into the north Atlantic Treaty Organization (a.k.a. NATO). Turkey had created m,any peace treaties with nations around them to protect them due to their strategic location Turkey is a big target for other nations.

Economy  Turkey has a free market economy is driven by its industries. Agriculture makes up 25% of the economy. Since the aggressive privatization plan the government has been realizing hod on the industry, banking, and communication. Exports consist of manufactured goods many textiles, leather products, foodstuffs, and minerals. Turkey mainly trades with industrialized countries such as members of the European Union, United states, Russia, and Saudi Arabia. Turkey mainly imports machine parts, petroleum, and foodstuffs.

Society  Turkey is 99% Muslim 66% of the 99 are Sunni Muslim 33% are Shia. Turkish is the official language spoken in Turkey, Kurdish is also spoken but not by many people. Turks make up the bulk of the population about 80% then the Kurds standing at 10% and the rest are Arabs, people from Caucasus countries, Donme, Greeks and, Jews

Politics/Government  Turkey is a democratic country with a parliament this was established from the 1982 constitution. Like the United States of America Turkey has the three branches of government Legislative branch, Executive branch, and the Judicial branch. Turkey has two Government systems the Judicial system and administrative system. The Judicial system is an autonomy protected by High Council of judges and public prosecutors. The High Council consist of the Constitutional Court, Council of State, Court of Judicial Dispute, Court of Cassation, and the Military court of Cassation. The Administrative system is live the Parliament but with Governors elected by the Executive branch. Turkey had had the True Path and the Social Democratic Populous party (SHP) representing their political views, they soon would collapse from the SHP voting to join the new republican peoples party. Turkey allied with western nations through NATO has been able to stay in the Organization even through the rising tensions in 1980.

Foreign relations/Policy Atatürk's foreign policy was meant to preserve the harmony and integrity of Turkey which worked for the most part. " peace at home and peace abroad,"( Atatürk) was Atatürk's motto for a very successful foreign policy. Turkey has signed a peace treaty with the soviet union at the time to have a "bodyguard" the treaty was later abolished by the soviet union in 1945, Turkey later joined the Balkin pact with Greece, Yugoslavia, and Romania in case any tension builds up.

Important People

Atatürk Reforms: Atatürk created radical reforms to launch Turkey into a modern state. Atatürk encouraged his citizens to look and act like Europeans by wearing European cloths and adopting surname s. The base for Atatürk's reforms was known as Kemalism. Kemalism is made up of "six arrows" the first is Republicanism, the second Nationalism, the third Populism, the fourth Reformism, the fifth Etatism, and the last Secularism. Gürel was the general of he army at the time. He led the coup in 1971 later making himself the Chief of General Staff in Turkey .H e then loses the election against Fahri Koritürk.
 * Fakurk Gürel

Celâl Bayar had been elected as the last Ottoman Parliament as Deputy of Saruhan. This happened during the war he actively worked along side the effected from the war. he was later elected the Minister of the Economy in 1921. after accenting throughout the ranks he was elected president in 1950 and reelected in 1952
 * Celâl Bayar



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Adis Dovoljani May 2014