![]() ![]() After World War II, when the Soviet Union began to demand military bases in Turkey, the United States declared the Truman Doctrine.He became known as Ataturk, which means father of the Turks. However, Turkish war hero Mustafa Kemal founded the Republic of Turkey in 1923. ![]() After World War I, Ottoman Empire collapsed.In the 13th century the Ottoman Empire emerged. The Arabs and the Seljuk Sultanate conquered much of the land. In the 11th century, the Turks began to migrate into the land.More empires came including the Persian Empire, Alexander the Great, and the Roman Empire The Greeks founded many cities in the area including Byzantium, which would later be Constantinople and today is Istanbul. The Hittites were followed by the Assyrians and then the Greeks, who began to settle in the area around 1100 BC. The first major empire to form in the land was the Hittite empire.The city of Troy, made famous in Greek literature, was located on the Turkish coastline thousands of years ago. This has made it an important land throughout world history. Turkey is located at the crossroads between Europe and Asia. ![]()
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