Modern Turkey
Beginning in the 18th
century the Ottoman Empire began to weaken. During WWI the Ottoman Empire had disintegrated,
losing most of its non-Turkish possessions. In 1923 Turkey
became a republic. The Turkish
Republic was declared a multiethnic & secular state. Since independence Turkey
has been
directed by both civil & military governments. In recent years Turkey has struggled with
growing Kurdish
nationalism within their borders & violence by Muslim fundamentalists.
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