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In 2023, Turkey ranked 39th in the world and 4th among its upper-middle income group in the Global Innovation Index. [359] It was one of the countries with a notable increase in the past decade. [360] Contemporary Turkish scientists include Aziz Sancar, who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on how cells repair damaged DNA. [361]
The top three countries in the 2014 list were Ireland, Finland and Switzerland. [7] Nine of the top 10 countries in overall rankings are in Western Europe, while Canada tops overall rankings in North America. [8] The last three countries on the list are Iraq, Libya, and Afghanistan.
Arçelik is one of the largest producers of household goods in the world. [323] In 2022, Turkey ranked second in the world in terms of the number of international contractors in the top 250 list. [324] It is also the fifth largest in the world in terms of textile exports. [325] Turkish Airlines is one of the largest airlines in the world.
The country is also one of the happiest countries in the world according to the UN World Happiness Report. With its future expected growth, Finland ranks #12 on our list of 15 Best Countries to ...
Turkic peoples are a collection of diverse ethnic groups of West, Central, East, and North Asia as well as parts of Europe, who speak Turkic languages. [37] [38]According to historians and linguists, the Proto-Turkic language originated in Central-East Asia, [39] potentially in the Altai-Sayan region, Mongolia or Tuva.
Country Ranking Boron: 1 out of 196 [12] Pumice: 1 out of 196 [13] Pumicite: 1 out of 196 [14] Feldspar: 1 out of 196 [15] Magnesium compounds: 2 out of 196 [16] Perlite: 3 in the world [17] Bentonite: 3 in the world [18] Chromite ore 4 in the world [19] Antimony: 5 in the world [20] Cement: 5 in the world [21] Kaolin: 7 in the world [22] Steel ...
The English name of Turkey (from Medieval Latin Turchia [1] /Turquia [2]) means "land of the Turks". Middle English usage of Turkye is attested to in an early work by Chaucer called The Book of the Duchess (c. 1368). The phrase land of Torke is used in the 15th-century Digby Mysteries.
Turkey, with one of the largest militaries in all of Europe, has also sent troops to Afghanistan, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo to back up U.S. and U.N. peacekeeping forces.