Republic of Turkey
- proper noun
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República de Turquía
- The concept of hospitality is deeply ingrained in the culture and visible in the daily lives of the citizens of the Republic of Turkey, as in other cultures.
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For example, a resident of Istanbul might be a descendant of the Byzantine Empire, an ethnic Greek or Armenian whose family lived through centuries of Ottoman rule and is now a citizen of the Republic of Turkey.
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At the European Union Council held in Helsinki in December 1999, the Republic of Turkey was unanimously accepted as an EU candidate country, and it was clearly stated that Turkey would have the same status as the other candidate countries (Tuzcu, 2002).
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According to the memorandum of understanding, the Republic of Turkey provided financial support to the European Union budget in the amounts indicated.
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In this document, it was stated that the Republic of Turkey could start the full membership negotiations in case it fulfills its obligations.
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The views expressed in this article are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey.
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The Republic of Turkey was founded in 1923 after World War I, when the powerful, six-century-old Ottoman Empire collapsed.
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Tuncay Babali, Ph.D., is a counselor at the embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Washington, D.C.
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On October 6, 2004, the European Commission released the progress report in which the progress made by the Republic of Turkey and its inadequacies concerning its adaptation to the Copenhagen criteria were declared.
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When the modern Republic of Turkey was established, it was assumed that ethnic and linguistic differences would eventually disappear and a homogenous community of Turks would form the core of the new state.
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The Republic of Turkey was founded in 1923 after the fall of the Ottoman Empire.
Synonyms
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A country partly in Europe and partly in Asia, with Istanbul as a large city
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built from 'republic' + 'of' + 'Turkey' so its meaning — that Turkey is a republic or the formal name of the state — is directly inferable from the parts. This 'Republic of X' naming pattern is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will understand it.
Etymology
Republic of Turkey was named in 1923 when Mustafa Kemal Atatürk ended rule by sultans and set up a modern republic for the people of Turkey. So the name shows it is a nation made by the Turkish people and is run as a 'republic' rather than a 'monarchy', which is why we use the full official name today.