After the Ottoman Empire collapsed in World War  I, she was in a worse situation than ever. After that event, the big leader of Turkish people, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk established  the modern and secular Republic of Turkey with his friends in 1923. As Turkey is secular, democratic and unitary Republic, she has been integrating with the West for a long time, and it seems that she has been doing that with great success. Behind this success lies some memberships like Council of Europe, Nato, G-20  ecomonies and some others.

Turkey has started for full membership of European Union in 2005. This process has been making her a much more powerful country in her region. Moreover, she has close relations with middle east countries, economically, politically and culturally. As her geopolitcal importanca plays a curicial role in her success, Turkey has a large economy and a strong military. If it is to talk about foreing relations and economy  of Turkey,  Turkey has entegrated with Europe with many memberships such as Council of Europe, Western European Union in 1992. Economically, it is the 17th biggest economy in the world.

Dy by day, Turkey is becoming much more prosperious country in her region and also in Europe.

It is expected that Turkey’s improvement in economy and living standarts will increase if the proper decisions are taken.

Turkey has so much to offer her visitors: breathtaking natural beauties, unique historical and archeological sites, steadily improving hotel and touristic infrastructure, a tradition of hospitality and competitive prices. It is not surprising therefore that this country has recently become one of the world’s most popular tourism destinations. Due to Turkey’s diverse geography, one can experience four different climates in any one day. The rectangular shaped country is washed on three sides by three different seas. Its shores are laced with beaches, bays, coves, ports, islands and peninsulas. The summers are long, lasting as long as eight months in some areas. Turkey is also blessed with majestic mountains and valleys, lakes, rivers, waterfalls and grottoes perfect for winter and summer tourism and sports of all kinds.

Fethiye

Skiing fans, mountain climbers, trekkers, hikers and hunters can enjoy new and unforgettable experiences in Turkey. But Turkey is, above anything else, a huge open-air museum, a repository of all the civilizations nurtured by the soils of Anatolia. The huge amount of historical and archaeological wealth in Turkey seems more appropriate for an entire continent than a single country. Recently, a new field of tourism has opened up — health tourism. The country is in fact rich with hot springs, healing waters and muds which come highly recommended by the medical authorities as a remedy for many diseases.

Konya / Mevlana

For centuries, Turkey has also been a crossroads of religions, not only of Islam and Christianity, but of many others now forgotten by history. Many religious devotees can find a site, a shrine, a monument, a tomb or a ruin connected with their faith or belief.

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