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Turkey : a country study / Federal Research Division, Library of Congress ; edited by Helen Chapin Metz.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Series:
- Area handbook series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Turkey.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Federal Research Division, [1995]
- Summary:
- Presents information about the Republic of Turkey, provided by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Lists the Turkish alphabet. Provides information about geography, the society, economy, transportation and communications, government and politics, and national security. Discusses the history of Turkey from ancient times through the 1980s. Notes that Turkey was named a republic on October 29, 1923, after the Turks fought Greece for independence and the Ottoman Empire was abolished. Contains information about religious life, linguistics and ethnic groups, the police system, and crime and punishment. Includes a bibliography, a glossary, and a site search engine.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed March 8, 2002).
- "Research completed January 1995."
- "This volume is one in a continuing series of books prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program sponsored by the Department of the Army"--Foreword
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Other Format:
- Turkey, a country study
- OCLC:
- 44349762
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