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The history of modern Turkey begins with the foundation of the republic on 29 October 1923, with Atatürk as its first president. The government was formed from the Ankara-based revolutionary group, led by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and his colleagues. The second constitution was ratified by the Grand National Assembly on 20 April 1924.
Prehistory and ancient history. Present-day Turkey has been inhabited by modern humans since the late Paleolithic period and contains some of the world's oldest Neolithic sites. [3][4] Göbekli Tepe is close to 12,000 years old. [3] Parts of Anatolia include the Fertile Crescent, an origin of agriculture. [5]
The culture of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye kültürü) or the Turkish culture (Türk kültürü) combines a heavily diverse and heterogeneous set of elements that have been derived from the various cultures of the Eastern European, Eastern Mediterranean, Caucasian, Middle Eastern and Central Asian traditions. Many of these traditions were ...
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, [ b ] also known as Mustafa Kemal Pasha[ c ] until 1921, and Ghazi Mustafa Kemal[ d ] from 1921 until the Surname Law of 1934 [ 2 ] (c. 1881 [ e ] – 10 November 1938), was a Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, author, and the founding father of the Republic of Turkey, serving as its first president from ...
Culture of Turkey. The history of modern Turkish painting can be traced back to the modernization efforts in the Ottoman Empire during the Tanzimat period, in the 19th century. This article contains a brief history of Turkish painters and art movements from the mid-19th century to the present.
The city was modernized from the 1870s onwards with the building of bridges, the creation of a proper water system, the use of electric lights, and the introduction of trams and telephones. Panoramic view of the city in the 1870s as seen from Galata Tower. Stamboul (the old walled city), around 1896.
October 30. The first cabinet of the Republic of Turkey was formed by İsmet İnönü. 1924. A new policy was instituted that imams be appointed by the government. March 3. The Ottoman caliphate was abolished by the Turkish Grand National Assembly. The Union of Education (Tevhid-i Tedrisat) Law was passed.
This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Turkey and includes conflicts such as coups, insurgencies, offensives, border and international disputes since the Turkish War of Independence in 1919. For wars before 1919, involving the Ottoman Empire, see List of wars involving the Ottoman Empire. Turkish victory Another result *