Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye), known officially as the Republic of Turkey (Türkiye Cumhuriyeti ), is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in western Asia and Thrace (Rumelia) in the Balkan region of southeastern Europe. Turkey borders eight countries: Bulgaria to the northwest; Greece to the west, Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, Azerbaijan (the exclave of Nakhichevan), and Iran to the east; and Iraq and Syria to the southeast. The Mediterranean Sea and Cyprus are to the south; the Aegean Sea and Archipelago are to the west; and the Black Sea is to the north. Separating Anatolia and Thrace are the Sea of Marmara and the Turkish Straits (the Bosporus and the Dardanelles), which are commonly reckoned to delineate the border between Asia and Europe, thereby making Turkey transcontinental.Because of its strategic location astride two continents, Turkey's culture has a unique blend of Eastern and Western tradition. A powerful regional presence in the Eurasian landmass with strong cultural and economic influence in the area between the European Union in the west and Central Asia in the east, Russia in the north and the Middle East in the south, Turkey has come to acquire increasing strategic significance.Turkey, classified as a developed country by the CIA, is a democratic, secular, unitary, constitutional republic whose political system was established in 1923 under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, following the fall of the Ottoman Empire in the aftermath of World War I. Since then, Turkey has become increasingly integrated with the West while continuing to foster relations with the Eastern world.

The song has charted well around the world, reaching number one in Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, Sweden, Turkey, Holland and the United World Chart. Apologize has reached the U.S. and UK Top 5, including #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart...

Apologize is a pop song by OneRepublic produced and remixed by Timbaland found on their debut album Dreaming out Loud. The song has charted well around the world, reaching number one in Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, Sweden, Turkey, Holland and the United World Chart. Apologize has reached the U.S. and UK...

Professor Yayla was charged with "insulting Ataturk" - the revered founder of modern Turkey - after he argued that the early years of the Turkish Republic were not progressive, politically.The professor was vilified by the Turkish press, suspended from work at an Ankara university - and brought to trial. Free speech seems to be an alien concept.

Apologize is a pop song by OneRepublic produced and remixed by Timbaland found on their debut album Dreaming out Loud. The song has charted well around the world, reaching number one in Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, Sweden, Turkey, Holland and the United World Chart. Apologize has reached...

Apologize is a pop song by OneRepublic produced and remixed by Timbaland found on their debut album Dreaming out Loud. The song has charted well around the world, reaching number one in Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, Sweden, Turkey, Holland and the United World Chart. Apologize has reached the U.S. and UK Top 5, including...