Definition of republic of turkey Republic of turkey
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| republic of turkey - a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923 | ||
| Turkey, Republic of Turkey | ||
| middle east, mideast, near east the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century; "the Middle East is the cradle of Western civilization" | ||
| anatolia, asia minor a peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey | ||
| balkan peninsula, balkans a large peninsula in southeastern Europe containing the Balkan Mountain Range | ||
| nato, north atlantic treaty organization an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security | ||
| adrianople, adrianopolis, edirne a city in northwestern Turkey; a Thracian town that was rebuilt and renamed by the Roman Emperor Hadrian | ||
| kurdistan an oriental rug woven by Kurds that is noted for fine colors and durability | ||
| abydos an ancient Greek colony on the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles; scene of the legend of Hero and Leander | ||
| adana, seyhan a city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River | ||
| ankara, capital of turkey, turkish capital, angora the capital of Turkey; located in west-central Turkey; it was formerly known as Angora and is the home of Angora goats | ||
| antalya, adalia a port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya | ||
| antakiya, antakya, antioch a town in southern Turkey; ancient commercial center and capital of Syria; an early center of Christianity | ||
| canakkale bogazi, hellespont, dardanelles the unsuccessful campaign in World War I (1915) by the English and French to open a passage for aid to Russia; defeated by the Turks | ||
| halicarnassus an ancient Greek city on the southwestern coast of Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; site of the mausoleum at Halicarnassus | ||
| istanbul, stamboul, stambul, constantinople the largest city and former capital of Turkey; rebuilt on the site of ancient Byzantium by Constantine I in the fourth century; renamed Constantinople by Constantine who made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire; now the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church | ||
| brusa, bursa a small fluid-filled sac located between movable parts of the body especially at joints | ||
| izmir, smyrna a port city in western Turkey | ||
| pergamum an ancient Greek city located in the western part of what is now modern Turkey; the technique of preparing sheepskins as parchment was developed here | ||
| sardis an ancient Greek city located in the western part of what is now modern Turkey; as the capital of Lydia it was the cultural center of Asia Minor; destroyed by Tamerlane in 1402 | ||
| aegospotami, aegospotamos a river in ancient Thrace (now Turkey); in the mouth of this river the Spartan fleet under Lysander destroyed the Athenian fleet in the final battle of the Peloponnesian War (404 BC) | ||
| ararat, mount ararat, mt. ararat the mountain peak that Noah's ark landed on as the waters of the great flood receded | ||
| aras, araxes a river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea; ancient name was Araxes | ||
| bosporus a strait connecting the Mediterranean and the Black Sea; separates the European and Asian parts of Turkey; an important shipping route | ||
| euphrates, euphrates river a river in southwestern Asia; flows into the Persian Gulf; was important in the development of several great civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia | ||
| seyhan river, seyhan a Turkish river flowing south southwest into the Mediterranean | ||
| tigris, tigris river an Asian river; a tributary of the Euphrates River | ||
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