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Just recently, the president of Turkey has claimed that it was not Christopher Colombus that discovered America, but it was the Muslims who stumbled upon this country.

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Turkey is a parliamentary representative democratic republic. Their political system is based on the separation of powers. Executive powers a re given to the Council of Ministers. The Grand National Assembly plays as the legislative branch. The judicial branch stands apart form the other two powers.

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"Turkey" was called Anatolia up until 1923. Persians took control of Anatolia (Turkey), but were overthrown by the Greeks led by Alexander the Great. Empire after empire came and went in Turkey. Finally the Ottoman empire stepped up and converted the nation to Islam. After the Ottoman empire fell, a Turkish general stepped up and made some changes.

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Turkey is known for two major land forms. The Anatolian Plateau, and the Taurus Mountains.

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There are eight major cities in Turkey. It's most popular city draws many tourists there, Istanbul. Ankara is the capital of Turkey. The six other main cities are Ikmir, Adana, Bursa, Antalya, Alanya, and Mersin.

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As mentioned earlier, Turkey is a Sunni nation and tends to stray from tradition. Turkish people live in a society with a mixture of modern and ancient lifestyles. There are some traditions that have been dated back to before our time, and others that come from recent heritage.

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The way people dress in Turkey is much more secular compared to most of the other Muslim nations around it, mostly because they are a Sunni nation and stray from tradition more.

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Turkish is the official language of Turkey. According to Article 24 of the Constitution of Turkey, "No language other than Turkish shall be taught as a mother tongue to Turkish citizens at any institutions of training or education. Foreign languages to be taught in institutions of training and education and the rules to be followed by schools conducting training and education in a foreign language shall be determined by law. The provisions of international treaties are reserved."

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The crescent and the star shown on the Turkish flag are known to represent the Islamic community. Although that is what these symbols are commonly associated with, this flag was created before Muhammad and his prophecy. This picture of a moon and a star has been found on artifacts from ancient civilizations and are believed to have been used for worship to the god of the sun, moon, and stars.

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Turkey is one of the many Muslim nations in the Middle East. Although they all believe in the
prophet Muhammad, they are more of a Sunni country. The Sunnis all practice the Muslim religion, but they are less conservative as oppose to the Shiites who are more serious and very traditional and follow the rules more closely.

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Most of the plants in Turkey nowadays, are hybrids of the indigenous types that had started in that area. Depending on where each plant grows and the conditions there, plant life varies from place to place. Asian animal species are very easily found in Turkey, along with some European animals.

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Turkey borders the Mediterranean & Aegean Sea, making the summers hot and dry, while the winters are cold and wet. The other side of the country borders the Black Sea, and there the summers are warm and wet, while the winters are cool to cold and wet.