What is modern-day Turkey?

Turkey, country that occupies a unique geographic position, lying partly in Asia and partly in Europe. Nearly all of the country is in Asia, comprising the oblong peninsula of Asia Minor—also known as Anatolia (Anadolu)—and, in the east, part of a mountainous region sometimes known as the Armenian Highland.

Where is modern-day Turkey located?

western Asia
The Republic of Turkey is located on the Anatolian peninsula in western Asia and a small enclave in Thrace in the Balkan region of Southeast Europe. Turkey has a coastline on the Mediterranean Sea in the south and east and on the Black Sea in the north.

How was modern Turkey formed?

The Republic of Turkey was created after the overthrow of Sultan Mehmet VI Vahdettin by the new Republican Parliament in 1922. This new regime delivered the coup de grâce to the Ottoman state which had been practically wiped away from the world stage following the First World War.

Who was the father of modern Turkey?

The Turkish Parliament granted him the surname Atatürk in 1934, which means “Father of the Turks”, in recognition of the role he played in building the modern Turkish Republic.

Is Anatolia Turkey now?

Anatolia, Turkish Anadolu, also called Asia Minor, the peninsula of land that today constitutes the Asian portion of Turkey.

Who ruled Turkey before Erdogan?

List of presidents (1923–present)

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office
Took office
10	Ahmet Necdet Sezer (born 1941)	16 May 2000
11	Abdullah Gül (born 1950)	28 August 2007
12	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born 1954)	28 August 2014

Who Colonised Turkey?

Turkey was never colonized (although Russia, Britain, France, Italy and Greece did try in WW1). However Turkey’s ottoman empire did have it’s colonies sniped by Britain and France.

How Mustafa Kemal Ataturk died?

Cirrhosis of the liver
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk/Cause of death