Chapter8 section 2

Which city became the capital of turkey

Ankara

How powerful was the Ottoman Empire

During the 1500s and 1600s the ottomans controlled territory in North Africa southwestern Asia and southeastern Europe until after WW1 (1918)

How did he modernize Turkey

He banned certain types of dress encouraged woman to vote and hold office replaced the Arabic alphabet with the Latin and adopted the metric system

Who was Kemal Ataturk

He was known as the father of turkey and the country's first president

Define the word secular

Secular means that religion is kept separate from government

What ethnic group makes up 20% of Turkish population

The Kurds

What other two groups also invaded and when

The Seljuk Turks in the 1000 and the ottomans in 1453

What was the first Empire to invade the area known as turkey which city did the invaders capture

The romans were the first to invade and they captured the city of Byzantium (Constantinople—today is Istanbul

What kind of government does turkey have

They have a legislature called the National Assembly president and prime minister share power

What organization does turkey belong to that has benefited the country and the economy

Turkey belongs to that has benefitted the country and the economy turkey belongs to the European Union which benefits the economy thru trade also they belong to NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) which the USA is the leader of this is a military group.