Turkey

The Republic of Turkey (Türkiye Cumhuriyeti) is a country located on two continents: Europe and Asia. The European part of Turkey is called Thrace, while the Asian part is called Anatolia or (Asia Minor). It has borders with Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Greece and Bulgaria.

Republic of Turkey -- Türkiye Cumhuriyeti

Government-Sponsored Resources and Diplomatic Information

• Turkey Country Page Library of Congress
• Statistics on Turkey: CIA World Factbook
• U.S. Embassy in Istanbul and U.S. Embassy in Ankara

International Organizations and Development Programs

• World Bank: Turkey regional page
• USAID Turkey Country Page Information about Europe/Eurasia and USAID programs
• European Stability Initiative (ESI): New reports on the Integration of Turkey in the EU
• Europa - Enlargement Canidate Country: Turkey
• Turkey and the IMF The IMF's Turkey Country Page with links to articles
• Soros National Foundations

Internet Resources: General

• Turkey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• National Library of Turkey
• SIS World Wide Web Service
• Turkish Daily News Information and links to sites about Turkey
• Turkish Press: Extensive daily news about Turkey
• Tourism in Turkey Site of the official state tourism company
• Travel Information Travel to Turkey with the the Lonely Planet
• Less Commonly Taught Languages Search here for institutions that teach Turkish
• The UCLA Language Materials Project learning resources for less commonly taught languages of the world
• Language Resource Page A page of links to information on distance learning and technology resources, traditional language study programs (including those that offer instruction in less commonly taught languages) and other general language study resources.

Online News Sites and Servers

• Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL): Newsline
• Web Radio International Hear broadcasts from countries all over the world

Academic and Fellowship Information

• International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) Provides funding for study in many scholarly program in Europe
• SSRC: International Predissertation Fellowships
• Library Servers via WWW Libraries from over 90 countries, updated daily. Sponsored by UC Berkeley library and Sun Microsystems
  

Published: Tuesday, September 20, 2005

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