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Turkey Turkey was created in 1923 from the Turkish remnants of the Ottoman Empire.
Soon thereafter the country instituted secular laws to replace traditional
religious fiats. In 1945 Turkey joined the UN and in 1952 it became a member of
NATO. Turkey occupied the northern portion of Cyprus in 1974 to prevent a Greek
takeover of the island; relations between the two countries remain strained.
Periodic military offensives against Kurdish separatists have dislocated part of
the population in southeast Turkey and have drawn international condemnation.
The climate in Turkey is hot, dry summers with mild, wet winters.
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Pictures from this European country can be
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