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text_A: Turkey joined the EU Customs Union.
text_B: Turkey -LRB- Turkiye Cumhuriyeti -LSB- ˈtyɾcije dʒumˈhuɾijeti -RSB- -RRB- , is a transcontinental country in Eurasia , mainly in Anatolia in Western Asia , with a smaller portion on the Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe .. transcontinental. List of transcontinental countries. Eurasia. Eurasia. Anatolia. Anatolia. Western Asia. Western Asia. smaller portion. East Thrace. Balkan peninsula. Balkans. Southeast Europe. Southeast Europe. Western. Western culture. Turkey is a democratic , secular , unitary , parliamentary republic with a diverse cultural heritage .. parliamentary. parliamentary system. democratic. democracy. secular. secular state. unitary. unitary state. parliamentary republic. parliamentary republic. diverse cultural heritage. Multiculturalism. Turkey is bordered by eight countries  : Greece and Bulgaria to the northwest ; Georgia to the northeast ; Armenia , the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan and Iran to the east ; Iraq and Syria to the south .. Greece. Greece. Bulgaria. Bulgaria. Georgia. Georgia ( country ). Armenia. Armenia. exclave. exclave. Nakhchivan. Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. Iran. Iran. Iraq. Iraq. Syria. Syria. The country is encircled by seas on three sides  : the Aegean Sea is to the west , the Black Sea to the north , and the Mediterranean Sea to the south .. Aegean Sea. Aegean Sea. Black Sea. Black Sea. Mediterranean Sea. Mediterranean Sea. The Bosphorus , the Sea of Marmara , and the Dardanelles , which together form the Turkish Straits , divide Thrace and Anatolia ; they also separate Europe and Asia .. Turkish. Turkish language. Anatolia. Anatolia. Bosphorus. Bosphorus. Sea of Marmara. Sea of Marmara. Dardanelles. Dardanelles. Turkish Straits. Turkish Straits. Thrace. Thrace. Ankara is the capital while Istanbul is the country 's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre .. Ankara. Ankara. Istanbul. Istanbul. Approximately 70-80 % of the country 's citizens identify themselves as ethnic Turks .. Turks. Turkish people. Other ethnic groups include legally recognised -LRB- Armenians , Greeks , Jews -RRB- and unrecognised -LRB- Kurds , Arabs , Circassians , Albanians , Bosniaks , Georgians , etc. -RRB- minorities .. Armenians. Armenians. Greeks. Greeks. Jews. Jews in Turkey. Kurds. Kurds in Turkey. Arabs. Arabs in Turkey. Circassians. Circassians in Turkey. Albanians. Albanians in Turkey. Bosniaks. Bosniaks in Turkey. Georgians. Georgians in Turkey. Kurds are the largest ethnic minority group , making up approximately 20 % of the population .. Kurds. Kurds in Turkey. The area of Turkey has been inhabited since the Paleolithic by various ancient Anatolian civilisations , as well as Assyrians , Greeks , Thracians , Phrygians , Urartians and Armenians .. Armenians. Armenians. Greeks. Greeks. Paleolithic. Paleolithic. ancient Anatolian civilisations. Ancient Anatolians. Assyrians. Assyrian people. Thracians. Thracians. Phrygians. Phrygians. Urartians. Urartians. After Alexander the Great 's conquest , the area was Hellenized , a process which continued under the Roman Empire and its transition into the Byzantine Empire .. Alexander the Great. Alexander the Great. Hellenized. Hellenization. Roman Empire. Roman Empire. Byzantine Empire. Byzantine Empire. The Seljuk Turks began migrating into the area in the 11th century , starting the process of Turkification , which was accelerated by the Seljuk victory over the Byzantines at the Battle of Manzikert in 1071 .. Turks. Turkish people. Seljuk Turks. Seljuk Turks. Turkification. Turkification. Battle of Manzikert. Battle of Manzikert. The Seljuk Sultanate of Rum ruled Anatolia until the Mongol invasion in 1243 , when it disintegrated into small Turkish beyliks .. Turkish. Turkish language. Anatolia. Anatolia. Seljuk Sultanate of Rum. Sultanate of Rum. Mongol invasion. Mongol conquest of Anatolia. Turkish beyliks. Anatolian beyliks. In the mid-14th century the Ottomans started uniting Anatolia and created an empire encompassing much of Southeast Europe , West Asia and North Africa , becoming a major power in Eurasia and Africa during the early modern period .. Eurasia. Eurasia. Anatolia. Anatolia. Southeast Europe. Southeast Europe. Ottomans. Ottomans. North Africa. North Africa. early modern period. early modern period. The empire reached the peak of its power in the 16th century , especially during the reign -LRB- 1520 -- 1566 -RRB- of Suleiman the Magnificent .. Suleiman the Magnificent. Suleiman the Magnificent. It remained powerful and influential for two more centuries , until important setbacks in the 17th and 18th century forced it to cede strategic territories in Europe , signalling the loss of its former military strength and wealth .. 18th. List of countries by population. After the 1913 Ottoman coup d'etat which effectively put the country under the control of the Three Pashas the Ottoman Empire decided to join the Central Powers during World War I which were ultimately defeated by the Allied Powers .. Ottoman Empire. Ottoman Empire. 1913 Ottoman coup d'etat. 1913 Ottoman coup d'etat. Three Pashas. Three Pashas. decided to join. Ottoman entry into World War I. Central Powers. Central Powers. World War I. World War I. Allied Powers. Allies of World War I. During the war , the Ottoman government committed genocides against its Armenian , Assyrian and Pontic Greek citizens .. genocides. Genocides in history#Ottoman Empire. Armenian. Armenian Genocide. Assyrian. Assyrian genocide. Pontic Greek. Greek genocide. Following the war , the conglomeration of territories and peoples that formerly comprised the Ottoman Empire was partitioned into several new states .. Ottoman Empire. Ottoman Empire. partitioned. Partition ( politics ). several new states. Partition of the Ottoman Empire. The Turkish War of Independence -LRB- 1919 -- 1922 -RRB- , initiated by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk and his colleagues against the occupying Allies , resulted in the abolition of monarchy in 1922 and the establishment of the Republic of Turkey in 1923 , with Ataturk as its first president .. Turkish. Turkish language. War of Independence. Turkish War of Independence. Turkish War of Independence. Turkish War of Independence. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. Allies. Allies of World War I. abolition of monarchy. Abolition of the Ottoman sultanate. Ataturk enacted numerous reforms , many of which incorporated various aspects of Western thought , philosophy , and customs into the new form of Turkish government .. Turkish. Turkish language. numerous reforms. Ataturk's reforms. Western. Western culture. Turkey is a charter member of the UN , an early member of NATO , and a founding member of the OECD , OSCE , OIC and G-20 .. United Nations. NATO. NATO. OECD. Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. OSCE. Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. OIC. Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. G-20. G20. After becoming one of the first members of the Council of Europe in 1949 , Turkey became an associate member of the EEC in 1963 , joined the EU Customs Union in 1995 and started accession negotiations with the European Union in 2005 .. one of the first members. Member states of the Council of Europe. Council of Europe. Council of Europe. associate member. Ankara Agreement. EEC. European Economic Community. EU Customs Union. European Union Customs Union. accession negotiations. Accession of Turkey to the European Union. European Union. European Union. Turkey 's growing economy and diplomatic initiatives have led to its recognition as a regional power while its location has given it geopolitical and strategic importance throughout history .. regional power. regional power. Turkey 's current administration headed by president Tayyip Erdogan has reversed many of the country 's earlier reforms which had been in place since the founding of the modern republic of Turkey , such as Freedom of the Press , a Legislative System of Checks and Balances , and a set of standards for secularism in government , as first enacted by Ataturk .. Tayyip Erdogan. Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Freedom of the Press. Freedom of the Press. Legislative System of Checks and Balances. checks and balances
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