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TurkeyTurkey is a transcontinental republic spanning Anatolia and southeastern Europe. Founded in 1923 after the Ottoman Empire’s collapse, it combines a strategic role in NATO and regional diplomacy with a diverse economy, a powerful presidency and a society shaped by both secular republican institutions and Islamic traditions.Sykes–Picot AgreementThe Sykes–Picot Agreement was a secret 1916 understanding in which Britain and France planned spheres of influence in Ottoman Arab territories after the First World War.Recep Tayyip ErdoğanRecep Tayyip Erdoğan is a Turkish politician who has served as president since 2014, after serving as prime minister from 2003 to 2014. His tenure has reshaped Turkey’s political institutions, economy and foreign policy, while drawing sustained criticism over civil liberties and concentration of executive power.Ottoman EmpireThe Ottoman Empire was a multiethnic state founded in Anatolia around 1299 that governed territories across southeastern Europe, western Asia and North Africa until its dissolution after the First World War.
