TURKEY THE CRADLE OF CIVILIZATIONS

Map of Turkey Total Area : 783,562 km2 Capital City : Ankara

Turkey is surrounded by the sea from all sides except eastside.

Turkey is a bridge between Asia and Europe.

 Informantions About Turkey

Currency : Turkish Lira

Ethnic Groups :
7075% Turks 18% Kurds 712% others Motto : "Sovereignty unconditionally belongs to the Nation"

 Information about Turkey

Turkey (Trkiye), officially the Republic of Turkey ( Trkiye Cumhuriyeti), is a transcontinental country, located mostly on Anatolia in Western Asia and on East Thrace in Southeastern Europe. Turkey is bordered by eight countries: Bulgaria to the northwest; Greece to the west; Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, Iran and the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan to the east; and Iraq and Syria to the southeast. The Mediterranean Sea is to the south; the Aegean Sea is to the west; and the Black Sea is to the north. The Sea of Marmara, the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles (which together form the Turkish Straits) demarcate the boundary between Thrace and Anatolia; they also separate Europe and Asia.

 Geography

Turkey is divided into seven census regions: Marmara, Aegean, Black Sea, Central Anatolia, Eastern Anatolia, Southeastern Anatolia and the Mediterranean. The uneven north Anatolian terrain running along the Black Sea resembles a long, narrow belt. This region comprises approximately one-sixth of Turkey's total land area. As a general trend, the inland Anatolian plateau becomes increasingly rugged as it progresses eastward.

Turkey live with all four seasons.

Demographics of Turkey
Population : 79,749,461 (2012 July)

2000 69,803,927 2007 - 70, 586,256 2008 - 71,517,100 2009 - 73,561,312 2010 - 74,722,988 2011 - 76,900,269

 Comparison of average citizens ages between Turkey and Europe

Age Structure of Turkey

0-14 years : %26,2 15-24 years : %17,1 24-54 years : %42,5 55-64 years : %7,7 65 years and over : %6,4

 History of Turkey and Anatolia

The history of Turkey encompasses the history of Republic of Turkey and the history of the region now known as Turkey (derived from the Medieval Latin Turchia, i.e. "Land of the Turks"), including the areas known as Anatolia and Eastern Thrace Anatolia (Turkish: Anadolu) comprises most of modern Turkey and is known by the Latin name of Asia Minor. Turkey has been inhabited since the Paleolithic, including various Ancient Anatolian civilizations starting from the earliest Neolithic and peoples in Thrace . Before than Turkish Republic founded , Ottoman Empire was reign on same land.

 Cappadocia ( Kapadokya )

 Blue Mosque ( Sultanahmet Cami )

Hagia Sophia ( Aya Sofya )

 Ephesos ( Efes )

 Gelibolu

 Troy ( Troya )

 Mevlana and Sema Dance

 Turkeys Political Situation

Politics of Turkey takes place in a framework of a strictly secular parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Turkey is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. The President of Turkey is the head of state who holds a largely ceremonial role but with substantial reserve powers. Turkey's political system is based on a separation of powers. Executive power is exercised by the Council of Ministers. Legislative power is vested in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. The function of head of state is performed by the president. Executive power rests with the president, the prime minister and the Council of Ministers.

 President of Turkey Republic

 Counsil of Ministers

 Legislative power is invested in the 550seat Grand National Assembly of Turkey.

 Information About Political Situation

The freedom and independence of the Judicial System is protected within the constitution. There is no organization, person, or institution which can interfere in the running of the courts, and the executive and legislative structures must obey the courts' decisions. The courts, which are independent in discharging their duties, must explain each ruling on the basis of the provisions of the Constitution, the laws, jurisprudence, and their personal convictions. In the last decade Turkey has been experiencing a hasty transformation in social, economic and political realms. Most of this transformation has been realized under the last government (Justice and Development Party) since November 2002. Our latest top political agenda is negotiations between the goverment and PKK for provide peace and end the terroism problem.

 Economical Situation

Turkey's largely free-market economy is increasingly driven by its industry and service sectors, although its traditional agriculture sector still accounts for about 25% of employment. An aggressive privatization program has reduced state involvement in basic industry, banking, transport, and communication, and an emerging cadre of middle-class entrepreneurs is adding dynamism to the economy and expanding production beyond the traditional textiles and clothing sectors. The automotive, construction, and electronics industries, are rising in importance and have surpassed textiles within Turkey's export mix. Oil began to flow through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline in May 2006, marking a major milestone that will bring up to 1 million barrels per day from the Caspian to market. Several gas pipelines projects also are moving forward to help transport Central Asian gas to Europe through Turkey, which over the long term will help address Turkey's dependence on imported oil and gas to meet 97% of its energy needs. Economic and judicial reforms and prospective EU membership are expected to boost Turkey's attractiveness to foreign investors.

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Turkey

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Turkey was worth 773.09 billion US dollars in 2011. The GDP value of Turkey represents 1.25 percent of the world economy. GDP in Turkey is reported by the The World Bank Group. Historically, from 1968 until 2011, Turkey GDP averaged 204.9 USD Billion reaching an all time high of 773.1 USD Billion in December of 2011 and a record low of 15.8 USD Billion in December of 1968. The gross domestic product (GDP) measures of national income and output for a given country's economy. The gross domestic product (GDP) is equal to the total expenditures for all final goods and services produced within the country in a stipulated period of time. This page includes a chart with historical data for Turkey GDP.

 Turkey GDP

 Unemployment Rate

Unemployment Rate in Turkey increased to 9.60 percent in December of 2012 from 9.50 percent in November of 2012. Unemployment Rate in Turkey is reported by the Turkish Statistical Institute. Historically, from 2005 until 2012, Turkey Unemployment Rate averaged 10.84 Percent reaching an all time high of 14.90 Percent in April of 2009 and a record low of 9 Percent in January of 2012. In Turkey, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force..

 Turkey Employment Rate

 Budgetary Deficit

Turkish Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek said that central budgetary expenses were 360.5 billion Turkish liras (TL), central budgetary incomes were 331.7 billion TL while the budget deficit was 28.8 billion TL in 2012. Speaking at a press conference in the Turkish capital of Ankara, Simsek said that they expected inflation figures in Turkey to continue to fall and their target was 5.3 percent in 2013. Simsek underlined that their expectations for the budget in 2013 were very positive and Turkey's growth pace would speed up in 2013 and Turkey would grow at least 4 percent in 2013.

 Public (Govermental) Deficit

 Part 2 : Public Opinion in Turkey Related to Trust of its Citizens to National and EU Public Authorities & Standard of Living

Turkey and European Union

The Treaty of Ankara, Turkey and the European Economic Community (EEC), which creates a partnership between the agreement signed in Ankara on 12 September 1963. This agreement constitutes the legal basis for relations between Turkey and the European Union. Turning point in relations between Turkey and the EU, held in Helsinki on 10-11 December 1999 Summit of Heads of State and Government of the EU. Turkey's candidacy at the Helsinki Summit will be officially approved and equal footing with other candidate countries are expressed in a clear and precise language.

17 December 2004 Brussels Summit, the more experienced a turning point in EU-Turkey relations and Turkey's Summit sufficiently fulfills the political criteria indicating it was decided to start negotiations on 3 October 2005.

Turkey and European Union

Intergovernmental Conference on October 3, 2005 in Luxembourg and Turkey's EU accession negotiations formally started. The same day, a press conference was published in the negotiating framework for Turkey. Thus, the bumpy relationship between Turkey and the EU, has ushered in a whole new crossing is a very important turning point in. Evaluations of EU membership : In 2009, the membership that it would be "a good thing" is 42% of participants. However, 48% of Turkish membership public opinion has expressed to the EU would benefit Turkey. Image of the EU : In general, "the EU's image" is positive for only 41% of the Turkish public. Trust in institutions : Compared with EU countries, Turkey appears to be a relatively high confidence in political institutions. The national government, parliament and political parties, or confidence in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey is more. Confidence in the courts and the judicial system, the rate in the EU is %48, Turkey is 63%. Trust in the EU by 27% in Turkey, 47% in EU member countries.

Economic Crises between 1929-2008 in Turkey

Economic Crises between 1929-2008 in Turkey

1929 Big depression 1954-1958 after 2. World war 1974-1980 -Oil crisis 2001-Black Wednesday 2008- ?

Consumer Confidence Index in EU Countries and Turkey

Living in Turkey Healthcare System in Turkey Medical Care

TURKEY AND EU RELATIONS

MAIN STAGES IN THE MEMBERSHIP PROCESS and TURKEY

PARTNER COUNTRY (Turkey 1963) CANDIDATE COUNTRY (Turkey 1999) ACCESSING COUNTRY(TR 3 Nov. 2005) MEMBER STATE (Not expected earlier than 2014 for Turkey)

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FACTORS BEHIND THE DELAYED MEMBERSHIP OF TURKEY

INTERNAL FACTORS - DIFFICULTIES IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE EU MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA EXTERNAL FACTORS - DIFFICULTIES IN ATTRACTING THE EU FOR HER MEMBERSHIP

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DIFFUCULTIES IN ATTRACTING THE EU FOR MEMBERSHIP

PRESENCE OF EUROPEAN PREJUDIES or MENTAL OBSTACLES on the grounds of - Cultural and Religious Differences - Turkeys size, population, and development level CONSIDERATIONS ON THE COST OF HER MEMBERSHIP TO THE EU

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FACTOR OF BEING THE OTHER

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to the differences in cultural, historical, and religious terms, Turkey has been regarded as the other by most of the European politicians, media, and public opinion

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COST OF TURKEYS MEMBERSHIP TO THE EU

The cost of Turkeys potential membership to the EU in 2015 is estimated about 16-28 billion Euro by the Commission Particularly, it requires transfer of a great amount of European money from the Agricultural and Regional Funds

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Immigration
How many Turkish people is living in europe? - Approximately 9 Millions People Where are they living mostly ? - First 5 Countries: Germany, France, Holland, Austria, Switzerland