The Republic of Turkey is a country across the Eurasian continent, north of the Black Sea, south of the Mediterranean, southeast and Syria, Iraq border, west of the Aegean Sea, the eastern is Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Iran border. Turkey's geographical location and geopolitical strategic significance are extremely important, which are connected to Europe and Asia at the crossroads.
The Turks belong to the descendants of the Mediterranean descent belonging to the European race, and Ottoman I established the Ottoman Empire in 1299. By May 29, 1953, Muhammad II captured Constantinople, the Byzantine Empire, and reached the heyday of the 16th and 17th centuries, especially the Suleiman I who dominated the region across Europe, Asia and Africa. Therefore, the monarch of the Ottoman Empire as their own as the Lord of the world, Turkey inherited the culture of the East Roman Empire and Islamic culture, and things in the unity of civilization. At the beginning of the 19th century the national strength began to decline, in August 1914 the Ottoman Empire in the First World War joined the Allies war, and in 1918 defeat. The loss of large tracts of territory, so the empire collapsed. In 1919, Turkey repulsed the foreign invaders and the Republic of Turkey established on 29 October 1923.
Turkey which crosses the Asian and European continents, in the political, economic, cultural and other fields is the implementation of the European model, the EU candidate. The Constitution stipulates that Turkey is a country that separates and implements the rule of law for democracy, politics and religion. Turkey's diplomatic focuses in the West, while maintaining a traditional strategic partnership with the United States and strengthening relations with European countries.
Turkey is a member of NATO and a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and a member of the Group of Twenty. It has a strong industrial base and it is one of the world's emerging economies, also one of the world's fastest growing countries.
