Turkey
The Turkish Republic is a country across Europe and Asia, it is close to the Black Sea on the north, close to the Mediterranean on the south, borders with Syria and Iraq on the southeast, close to Aegean Sea on the west, and borders with Greece and Bulgaria as well as Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Iran on the east part. Turkey's geographical position and geopolitical strategic significance are extremely important, and it is the crossroad connecting Europe and Asia.
Turks is the hybrid seed of the original inhabitants of the European Mediterranean descent and the Turks, and Ottoman I established the Ottoman Empire in 1299. To May 29, 1453, Mohammed II captured Constantinople and destroyed the Byzantine Empire. In the 16th century and 17th century, especially Suleiman I when it reached its peak and crossed three continents including Europe, Asia and Africa. It began to decline in the 19th century. At the height of its forces it crossed three continents including Asia, Europe and Africa, so the sovereign of the Ottoman sovereign Sudan deemed himself as the Lord of the world. It inherited the Eastern Roman Empire’s culture and Islamic culture, and thus it integrated the civilization from the East and the West. In August 1914 the Ottoman Empire joined the Allies in the First World War and was defeated in 1918. Turkey lost large territory and became disintegrated. In 1919, Turkey repulsed the foreign invaders. On October 29, 1923 the Republic of Turkey was established.
Though Turkey is an Asian country, but it adopts the European model in terms of politics, economy and culture and it is an EU candidate. The Constitution stipulates that Turkey is a country that is democratic with the separation of religion and government and is ruled by law. Turkey's diplomatic focus is in the western world, with maintaining the United States as its traditional strategic partner while strengthening relations with European countries.
Turkey is a member of NATO and a founding member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and a member of the Group of Twenty. It has a strong industrial base, is a developing emerging economy, and is also one of the fastest growing countries in the world.