Turkey Mrs. Reed via Mrs. Barker 8 th Grade Geography

TurkeyTurkey

Mrs. Reed via Mrs. BarkerMrs. Reed via Mrs. Barker

88thth Grade Geography Grade Geography

ObjectivesObjectives

What is the What is the historyhistory of the area that is of the area that is now now TurkeyTurkey??

What kind of government and What kind of government and economy does Turkey have?economy does Turkey have?

How is Turkish society divided?How is Turkish society divided?

The Region’s HistoryThe Region’s History

Asia Minor was part of the Asia Minor was part of the HittiteHittite and and PersianPersian Empires. Empires.

330s B.C. Alexander the Great 330s B.C. Alexander the Great conquers Asia Minor.conquers Asia Minor.

Later it was part of the Later it was part of the RomanRoman Empire. When the Roman Empire Empire. When the Roman Empire collapsed, this part of the Roman collapsed, this part of the Roman Empire became part of the Empire became part of the ByzantineByzantine Empire.Empire.

ConstantinopleConstantinople became the capital of became the capital of the Byzantine Empire.the Byzantine Empire.

1000 A.D.1000 A.D.

The Seljuks Turks invaded The Seljuks Turks invaded AsiaAsia Minor. The Seljuks were a nomadic Minor. The Seljuks were a nomadic people from Central Asia who people from Central Asia who converted to converted to IslamIslam..

1453 A.D.1453 A.D.

The Ottoman The Ottoman TurksTurks captured the city captured the city of Constantinople, making it their of Constantinople, making it their empire’s capital.empire’s capital.

1500s & 1600s1500s & 1600s

The Ottoman Empire controlled parts The Ottoman Empire controlled parts of of NorthNorth Africa, Southwest Africa, Southwest AsiaAsia, and , and southeastern Europe.southeastern Europe.

World War IWorld War I

The Ottoman Turks backed the losing The Ottoman Turks backed the losing side in side in WWIWWI. As a consequence, the . As a consequence, the Ottomans lost all their territory Ottomans lost all their territory outside of what is now Turkey.outside of what is now Turkey.

““Father of the Turks”Father of the Turks”

Out of the ashes of the post war the Out of the ashes of the post war the “father of the Turks” emerged. His “father of the Turks” emerged. His name Kemal name Kemal AtaturkAtaturk, and he created , and he created modern day Turkey.modern day Turkey.

Future of TurkeyFuture of Turkey

Ataturk modernized Turkey; banned Ataturk modernized Turkey; banned the fez, the traditional hat of Turkish the fez, the traditional hat of Turkish men. New laws made it men. New laws made it illegalillegal for for women to wear veils.women to wear veils.

Ataturk believed that Turkey needed Ataturk believed that Turkey needed to modernize. He replaced the to modernize. He replaced the ArabicArabic alphabet with the Latin alphabet with the Latin alphabetalphabet. . The European calendar and metric The European calendar and metric system replaced Islamic ones. system replaced Islamic ones.

GovernmentGovernment

Turkey is a democracy with a Turkey is a democracy with a national legislature called the national legislature called the NationalNational Assembly. Turkey is a Assembly. Turkey is a secular secular statestate, church and state are , church and state are separate.separate.

EconomyEconomy

Turkey’s economy includes Turkey’s economy includes factoriesfactories and farming with related fields of and farming with related fields of employment.employment.

DamsDams

Turkey has begun building dams on Turkey has begun building dams on the the TigrisTigris and and EuphratesEuphrates rivers which rivers which is the country of their origin. Syria is the country of their origin. Syria and Iraq worry about others and Iraq worry about others controlling their water supply.controlling their water supply.

PeoplePeople

Ethnic Ethnic TurksTurks make make up up 80% 80% of Turkey’s of Turkey’s population. Kurds population. Kurds make-up roughly make-up roughly 20% 20% of its of its population.population.

ModernizationModernization

Modernization has created a split Modernization has created a split between middle class between middle class city dwellers city dwellers and rural Turks. Village Turks are and rural Turks. Village Turks are more traditionalmore traditional

Turkish CookingTurkish Cooking

Turkish cooking resembles Turkish cooking resembles Mediterranean cooking with Mediterranean cooking with olivesolives, , vegetables, vegetables, cheesecheese, yogurt and , yogurt and bread. bread. Shish kebabShish kebab-grilled meat on a -grilled meat on a skewer-is a favorite Turkish dish.skewer-is a favorite Turkish dish.