Turkey

### Type of Government

Presidential Republic (2017-2054)Absolute Monarchy (2054-2114)Constitutional Monarchy (2114-2146)

## Statistics

### Population

92 million (2050)

**Turkey,** officially **The Republic of Türkiye** from 1923-2056, and from 2056-2146 as **The Sultanate of Türkiye,** informally known as **East Turkey** between 2114 and 2146, was a former independent nation in Eurasia. From 2050 onwards, it lost more and more land to the growing superpowers, particularly Neo-Europe, before its total assimilation into the Federal Empire in 2146, where it was subsequently known as the state of Turkia.

## History

Founded by Young Turk Mustafa Kemal - *Ataturk -* the nation was born as a secular democracy in the 1920s. However, into the 21st century, the global political climate caused this to change, with religion becoming a large part of national identity.
President Erdogan (1954-2046) introduced policies of Islamification and Turkification for its non-muslim and non-Turkic citizens, being the orchestrator of the islamo-nationalist Turkish renaissance of the 2020s and early 2030s.

Erdogan's successors continued these policies, but this had to be reconsidered following Turkey's defeat in the **First Neo-European-Turkish War**, where it lost Thrace, Istanbul and much of its Marmara Sea coast. Many saw flaws in the Republic of Turkey following the war, with major constitutional reform needed.

### Rise of Berat Osman

Berat Osman (2012-2089) was a politician and claimed ancestry from Sultan Mehmed V. Through his populist policies, he was elected President of Turkey in 2053. Only a year later, he declared himself Sultan, claiming 'the Ottoman Empire is reborn today! If Wolfgang can make himself an Emperor, then so can I.' Immediately, the Republic of Turkey's constitution was repealed, being replaced with a new one cementing Turkey's governance as a Sultanate. Sultan Berat discouraged meddling in other nations' affairs, and insisted the Sultanate would not seek former territories, asserting 'Turley must rebuild itself from within.'

When Berat died following a shooting by the **Turkish League of Marxists**, his nephew, Ekrim (2051-2114), who adopted the regal name **Suleiman.** Suleiman was more willing to act, and officially ended Turley's period of isolation in 2105, when it signed a free-movement agreement with Arabia.

Suleiman's actions led to a fervent, uncontrollable form of nationalism which resulted in the **Second Neo-European-Turkish War,** seeing Turkey invade Neo-Europe, seeking to reclaim lost territory. Embarrassingly, Turkey lost even more territory. Suleiman chose to kill himself rather than face the wrath of his nation, though, unbeknownst to him, the Osman dynasty continued. However, this was a more distant branch selected by Neo-Europe, with this particular family being strongly sympathetic towards Neo-Europe. It is commonly agreed that following the war, the independent Turkey became a puppet-state of Neo-Europe.

### Partition, period of 'The Two Turkeys'

Not nominally part of Neo-Europe, **East Turkey**, as it came to be known as, severely relied on the megastate. Separated from the new state of Turkia (**West Turkey**) by a soft border, the two regions were not culturally divided but became somewhat distinct, retaining more of an Islamic culture, for one.

Following the outbreak of the Third World War, Turkey declared war against NESR and Grand Union of International Socialist States (GUISS), but soon agreed to formally unify with Neo-Europe, terminating the existence of the Turkish nation that had, in some form, existed since the eleventh century.

Turkey would, however, become an integral part of Neo-Europe in the years to come.