Proturkey

noun
1.
a republic in W Asia and SE Europe. 296,184 sq. mi. (767,120 sq. km): 286,928 sq. mi. (743,145 sq. km) in Asia; 9257 sq. mi. (23,975 sq. km) in Europe.
Capital: Ankara.
noun (pl) -keys, -key
1.
a large gallinaceous bird, Meleagris gallopavo, of North America, having a bare wattled head and neck and a brownish iridescent plumage. The male is brighter and has a fan-shaped tail. A domestic variety is widely bred for its flesh
2.
the flesh of the turkey used as food
3.
a similar and related bird, Agriocharis ocellata (ocellated turkey), of Central and N South America
4.
any of various Australian birds considered to resemble the turkey, such as the bush turkey
5.
(slang, mainly US & Canadian)

a dramatic production that fails; flop
a thing or person that fails; dud

6.
(slang, mainly US & Canadian) a stupid, incompetent, or unappealing person
7.
(slang) (in tenpin bowling) three strikes in a row
8.
See cold turkey
9.
(informal, mainly US & Canadian) talk turkey, to discuss frankly and practically
noun
1.
a republic in W Asia and SE Europe, between the Black Sea, the Mediterranean, and the Aegean: the centre of the Ottoman Empire; became a republic in 1923. The major Asian part, consisting mainly of an arid plateau, is separated from European Turkey by the Bosporus, Sea of Marmara, and Dardanelles. Official languages: Turkish; Kurdish and Arabic minority languages. Religion: Muslim majority. Currency: lira. Capital: Ankara. Pop: 80 694 485 (2013 est). Area: 780 576 sq km (301 380 sq miles)

Turkey definition

Republic straddling southeastern Europe and the Middle East, bordered by the Black Sea to the north, Georgia and Armenia to the northeast, Iran to the east, Iraq and Syria to the southeast, the Mediterranean Sea and the Aegean Sea to the southwest, and Greece and Bulgaria to the northwest. Ninety-seven percent of the country is in Asia. Ankara is its capital, but Istanbul is its largest city and former imperial capital.

Note: The Ottoman Empire emerged in Anatolia (the western portion of Asian Turkey) during the thirteenth century and survived until 1918. At its height, during the sixteenth century, the empire stretched from the Persian Gulf to western Algeria and included all of southeastern Europe.

Note: The declining Ottoman Empire allied with Germany, Austria, and Bulgaria in World War I and suffered disintegration and Greek occupation at the end of the war.

Note: After the rise of a nationalist movement led by Kemal Ataturk, the Republic of Turkey was established in 1923.

Note: In 1871, the archaeologist and scholar Heinrich Schliemann discovered the site of ancient Troy on the west coast of Asian Turkey.

Note: The country’s relations with Greece have been characterized by tension and conflict for centuries.

Note: Turkey has been a member of NATO since 1952.

Note: Parts of the country were devastated by an earthquake in 2000.

Note: Turkey has long resisted separatist demands from militant Kurds in the eastern part of the country.

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