Seljuk Influence On American Culture

The Ottoman empire, at the turn of the 20th century was considered one of the weakest empires in the entirety of Europe, weakened by political instability, military defeat and civil strife after a century of decline. In 1908 a group called the “Young Turks” seized control of Constantinople, while a figurehead Sultan was put in place in 1909.

The history is always a good place to start when you are writing a paper over countries. The history of Turkey is pretty interesting to talk about. During the 1300s a group of Turks also know for as the Ottomans founded a principality in Northwestern Anatolia. Which means the Ottoman created an empire and that empire soon became one of the most powerful empires in the world.With that being said later on in 1939-1945 Turkish sided with the democratic western nations during and after World War II.

Turkey is located in the Southeastern Europe and Southwestern Asia and is about the size of Texas. It is surrounded in the region by countries that are experiencing unrest and civil war, the continued surrounding instability worries the Turkish population (Atun, 2015). Turkey has the country of Iran to its east, Iraq and Syria to its southeast along with the Mediterranean Sea on its southern flank, Greece and Bulgaria to the west and north past the Black Sea is Russia, the Ukraine and Romania. The official language of Turkey is a Uralic-Altaic language with about 20 different dialects but, portions of the population speak Kurdish along with a variety of minor languages (Purnell, 2013). The current population is 77.8 million people with an average life expectancy of 72.5 years (Turkey Population, 2016)). The majority of the Turkish population is Sunni Muslim at 99 percent and approximately less than one percent Christians and Jews (Pozanti, 1995), additionally, the government does not mandate a religion. To describe the Turkish people in terms of their skin tones

Summary: Although the numbers can be deceiving, Turkey is a very diverse country with a population of 75 million. Turkey’s population of 75 million is very well educated, in this country it is customary to go to 4 years of elementary school, 4 years of middle school, and 4 years of high school. Although 98% of that 75 million (73,500,000) practices the Islamic religion, they all come from different backgrounds. You can tell that because of the very diverse range of languages spoken throughout the country. 75% of the population speaks Turkish, The second most spoken language is Kurdish and third most is Arabic. The most popular foreign languages are 17% English, German 5% and French 3%. They may have a lot of English Speakers because Turkey and U.S. are allies and are on good terms with each other. Remember that all of these factors will lead to cultural differences. In Turkey you greet someone by shaking their hand or if they are a friend you give them a light hug and place a kiss on their cheek. These are some ways that Turkish people show respect for one another. These are all factors of why people would want to live here and why this country has a total population of about 75

abouthsbc/advertising/pdfs/theworldin%202050.ashx) Turkey will be the world’s 12th and Europe’s fourth biggest economy by 2050. Turkey aims to be among the world’s 10 largest economies by 2023, on the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Republic. (HSBC, http://www.hsbc.com/~/media/HSBCcom/, n.d.)

Likewise, both aimed towards institutional changes for their countries. The secularization process in both Turkey and Iran led to strong oppositions from religious groups. The attempt to modernize the countries and separate religion from the state was unfamiliar to the Muslim citizens and changed the balance of power. Religious authorities were taken away their power and influence, leading them to fight for the recovery of Islam in both Turkey and

The formation of the European Union (EU) has created an economic powerhouse for the rest of the world to recognize and to negotiate with economically. The old colonial powerhouses joined forces to become an economic bloc that gained momentum throughout the late 1990’s and early 2000’s, attracting outside nations to the organization. While, some countries have had little difficultly gaining admission to the EU, one county in particular has felt resistance. Turkey has been singled out in the accession process. Officially, Turkey is met with opposition due to the lack of reforms the EU requires of joining nations to meet certain economic, political, and human rights standards. Opposing nations also point to the obvious fact in questioning whether Turkey is truly a European nation. While there is certainly no debating the truth that Turkey has yet to meet the criteria

Turkey is in a unique position to influence the world due to its geographic location as well as the status of its membership within the international community; politically and economically. Turkey in its present form is not necessarily an ancient country, however as the successor to the Ottoman Empire following World War I it does contain a lengthy heritage as a world power. Turkey elects a president every five years under its democratic system, which promotes privatization and capitalism as two of its main economic practices. While the two aspects of a country’s foreign and domestic policy are typically correlated strongly, as a result of its position as the gateway between Europe and the Middle East Turkey’s policies have an even stronger impact on its neighboring countries. Turkey is one of the world’s largest economies but also one wrought with domestic issues that are inhibiting growth. Similarly, the conflict within Syria and Iraq impacted Turkey’s internal and external security situations, thereby increasing economic volatility and decreasing foreign investor confidence. Ultimately, Turkey represents a country in the upper third internationally regarding economic development albeit one that requires economic, security, and political reform to calm its volatility and create a stable leading nation.

During the mid to late 1800’s, Turkey lost many pieces of land by losing the war in 1829, and the Russo-Turkish Wars. Turkey lost Algeria and Tunisia to France, and Cyprus and Egypt to the United Kingdom. However, Cyprus and Egypt remained part of the Ottoman Empire until 1914. During the 1890’s a group of students and military officers secretly banded together and opposed Sultan Abdülhamit’s strict policies. The most influential group of these people was the Committee of Union and Progress. In 1908, members of this group revolted against Abdülhamit in order to force him to reinstate a constitutional government. This group made Abdülhamit surrender his throne in 1909. In 1914, the newly reinstated Ottoman Empire joined World War I on the side of the Central Powers. In 1915, the Allies tried to gain control of the

Relations between Turkey and European integration institutions began with Turkey’s application for associate membership in the European Economic Community(EEC) in 1959. Turkey applied for full membership in the EEC in 1987 but did not gain candidate status until 1999. Since 1999, relations between Turkey and the European Union (EU) have gained momentum, and Turkey’s EU accession negotiations began in 2005. Since that time, discussions about the implications of Turkey’s prospective EU membership have become more serious and extensive in both Turkey and the EU.the potential advantages and drawbacks of Turkey’s EU membership for both Turkey and the EU. It considers economic, social, political, and security factors. When the enlargement

I have always wondered about the affairs between states and political strategies the states apply to determine their relations. My interest and curiosity in affairs between states and their designated policies to determine their affairs became more obvious when I was at high school. I started to read about political history, specifically; political history of Europe between 16th – 20th centuries. Events like Thirty Years War, Treaty of Westphalia, French Revolution, First and Second World Wars in Europe, which shaped today’s international system in many ways, developed my interest in International Politics and their effects to the societies. Throughout high school years, In addition to my readings on European political history; my country, Turkey’s foreign policy influenced me to study on it. Turkey’s geostrategic position is unique and worthy to study. By security perspective, economically and politically stable Turkey is vital for the stability of the Middle East and Caucasus. Also important for the security of EU. By economic point of view, developing energy projects such as; TANAP (Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline Project), which will be passing through Turkey and existing energy projects such as; Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline, which is passing through Turkey, are important for energy distribution to Europe. Furthermore, Turkey can play an important role to enhance commercial and economic

Stereotypes abound about Turkey. For many people in the United States and Europe and indeed in much of Asia as well the picture that people have of Turkey is one from the nation's past, a collage of souks and dusty women heavily veiled, of children running the streets to pickpocket tourists and steal from street vendors. Of a nation caught forever between the past and the modern, Asia and Europe, democracy and caliphate, Islam and Christianity. These images call up a nation roiling in conflict, one that should most likely be avoided and that, if it cannot be, should be visited with head down, keeping oneself to oneself to avoid street crime as well as images of abject poverty.

This research would examine the factors that played a big role in helping or undermining Turkey-EU relationship. In which we seek to understand the delay of such giving a membership. In order to identify these factors we would examine the historic development for the EU-Turkey relations since 1959. It worthy to mention that, these developments can explain why little progress was accomplished in the recent times. We also would examine the role of the Justice and Development

Beginning with the strengths and weakness of the EU- Turkey relations, According to Adam (2012), ‘‘The key of Turkey’s success in foreign policy lies in its ability to take full advantage of unique opportunities and deal with specific threats posed by its strategic location at the intersection of Europe, Asia and Africa, and its historic and cultural ties with the Balkans, the Middle East, and the Caucasus’’ (p. 140). To put it another way, Turkey gets political and economic benefits its geographical location. Hence it has acquired opportunistic approach in order to reinforce its position in the global struggle for power. As pointed out by Cengiz Aktar (2012), ‘‘Government of Turkey is proudly and pretentiously becoming a self-declared regional power with no need of the EU

From the filing of its EU membership application in 1987, Turkey has long attempted to become a member of the European Union. As of 2014, Turkey is still a candidate country for membership and its position doesn’t appear to be changing anytime soon. This paper will outline the various challenges Turkey faced in the past and its relation to current challenges facing her ascension to membership in the European Union. This will take the form of establishing Turkey’s position relative to other European nations from the end of the Second World War and how Turkey is progressing towards Europeanization. This paper will also discuss Turkey’s security outlook, its completion of the Copenhagen Criteria, the current issues surrounding Cyprus and intra-European rejection of Turkey as a possible EU candidate.