Türkiye

Turkey or Türkiye, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. It shares borders with the Black Sea to the north; Georgia to the northeast;  Armenia,  Azerbaijan, and  Iran to the east;  Iraq to the southeast;  Syria and the Mediterranean Sea to the south; the Aegean Sea to the west; and  Greece and  Bulgaria to the northwest. Cyprus is located off the south coast.

Appearance
As their male counterpart, Türkiye is oftentimes depicted with a fez and dressed like a doorman. They can also be found dressed in military attire or a crimson red garment and salvar.

As their female counterpart, one can find Türkiye dressed in a red sweater and a skirt, military attire, a traditional dress and rarely with a headscarf known as either hijab or başörtü.

Flag Symbolism
The flag represents the reflection of the moon and a star in a pool of blood of Turkish warriors. The crescent moon and star serve as insignia for Turkic peoples. The crescent is used in honor of the religious affiliations of the nation and its people, while the white star represents the diversity of Turkish cultures.

The design was derived from the Ottoman flag which was first adopted in the late 1700s.

This design has legendary origins. The Ottomans told a tale of a dream of Osman I. According to said legend, the founder of the Ottoman house saw a moon rising from a qadi. A tree sprang from the qadi’s loins, which grew until it covered the world. Underneath, Osman saw the entire world spread out before him. It was because of this that the crescent moon and star symbol was used in the Ottoman flag and later in the flag of Turkey.

Contary to urban legends, the red comes from the dead of the great patriotic war while the star represents freedom. some state that the crescent is a symbol of Islam. But essentially, this is not necessarily true. The crescent was used by the Turks before their 'Islamification'. So, it seems like it has nothing to do with Islam.

Alternative Symbols

 * Mustafa Kemal Atatürk is a revered national symbol of the nation, as he is known to have secularized the country and internationally recognized for his admirable reforms

Nicknames

 * Kebab Lord/Lady (used for male and female counterpart respectively)
 * Turkey (in reference to the old name of the country which was identical to that of the animal)

Etymology
The English name of Turkey (from Medieval Latin Turchia/Turquia) 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).

It was reported in January 2022 that the government planned to register Türkiye with the United Nations. According to TRT World Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu sent letters to the UN and other international organisations on 31 May 2022 requesting that they use Türkiye. The UN agreed and implemented the name change.

Language Origin
Turkish is a member of the Oghuz group of the Turkic family. Other members include Azerbaijani, spoken in Azerbaijan and north-west Iran, Gagauz of Gagauzia, Qashqai of south Iran and the Turkmen of Turkmenistan.

History
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Social

 * COE (Council of Europe) - Founder
 * UN (United Nations) - Founder
 * OTS (Organization of Turkic States) - Founder
 * OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) - Founder
 * SECP (South-East European Cooperation Process) - Member
 * CICA (Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia) - Member
 * Interpol (International Criminal Police Organization) - Member
 * EU (European Union) - Candidate Member
 * ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) - Dialogue Partner

Family

 * Azerbaijan
 * Kazakhstan
 * Kyrgyzstan
 * Northern Cyprus
 * Turkmenistan
 * Uzbekistan

Friends

 * Azerbaijan
 * Finland
 * Ireland
 * Italy
 * Japan
 * Kazakhstan
 * Norway
 * Russia
 * South Korea
 * Spain
 * Ecuador

Neutral

 * Germany
 * Ukraine
 * European Union
 * France
 * Netherlands
 * Romania
 * United States

Enemies

 * Armenia
 * Greece