Republic of Turkey
Republic of Turkey is a state in Anatolia (Middle East) that has existed since 1923 CE. Its people spoke Turkic languages (Gokturk, Uyghur, Seljuk, Ottoman, Kazakh, Tatar).
Founded by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk after the War of Independence, with secular reforms including the Latin alphabet. A NATO member since 1952, governed by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan since 2003.
See Republic of Turkey on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- 1923 CE to the present
- Duration
- 102 years
- Type
- State
- Region
- Anatolia, Middle East
- Language family
- Turkic
- Capital
- Ankara
Came from
Events in Middle East during its time
- Treaty of Lausanne
- Founding of Israel and the Nakba
- Iranian Revolution
- Gulf War
- US-led invasion of Iraq
- Arab Spring reaches Syria
- Fall of the Assad regime
Neighbours in Middle East
- Qajar dynasty
- Saudi Arabia
- Syria
- Israel
- Soviet Transcaucasia
- Republic of Iraq
- Pahlavi Iran
- Islamic Republic of Iran
- Mandatory Palestine
- French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Portuguese Empire
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Haiti
- Dutch East Indies
- Commonwealth of Australia
- British Raj
- Indonesia
- Empire of Japan
Questions
When did Republic of Turkey exist?
1923 CE to the present, about 102 years.
Where was Republic of Turkey?
Anatolia, in Middle East. Its capital was Ankara.
What language did Republic of Turkey speak?
Turkic. This family includes Gokturk, Uyghur, Seljuk, Ottoman, Kazakh, Tatar.
What came before Republic of Turkey?
Ottoman Empire.