Turkey

Turkey

By Rachel Rader and Eva Benson

Timeline:


 * = Dates ||= Events ||
 * = 395 ||= Byzantine empire split ||
 * = 600's ||= Islam arrives ||
 * = 1300 ||= Ottoman Empire begins ||
 * = 1326 ||= Began conquering about 2/3 of Anatolia ||
 * = 1453 ||= Conquered Constantinople, re-named it Istanbul, and made it their capital ||
 * = 1830's ||= Ottoman declines ||
 * = 1876 ||= 1st constitution created ||
 * = 1890 ||= "Young Turks" band together against the dictatorship ||
 * = 1914 ||= Turks enter World War 1 siding with the Germans ||
 * = 1923 ||= Modern day borders are created/ Republic developed ||
 * = 1980 ||= Battle with Kurduish Guerillas ||
 * = 2010 ||= Israeli raid on Turkey ||

Ancient v. Modern:



Sultan is highest power Caliphates || Republic Parlamentary Democracy || -raw materials -silk -cotton -dyes -dried fruit
 * Topic || Ancient || Modern ||
 * Population || 3,000,000 || 77,804,122 ||
 * Per capita Income ||  || 12,300 ||
 * Land area || 756,000 km2 || 783,562 km2 ||
 * Political system/ Government || 2 main dimensions: military adminisration, civil administration
 * Imports/ Exports || Exports:

Imports: -manufactured products -food -wool paper -sugar -coffee || Exports: -apparel -food items -textiles -metal maufacturers -transport equipment

Imports: -machinery -chemicals -semi-finished goods -fuels -transport equipment || girls-blouse, headcovers, scarf, black quotes -domed cathidrals/mosques -dishwear artwork -woven rugs religious literature || men and women-similar to western modern clothing -coffee houses -board games -soccer -movies/plays -concerts -woven rugs || Christians/Jews/other (0.2%) ||
 * Cultural Traditions || men-loose fitted cloak and baggy trousers
 * Religions || Islam, Shamanism, Judaism, Christianity || Islam (mostly sunni-99.8%)

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Conclusion: In conclusion, Turkey has retained their tradtions by keeping some of the same clothing, imports, and exports as they did in the ancient times. Some examples of this are woven rugs, long cloaks, head and face covers, food items, and religious literature. The changes overtime in Turkey are the types of government, some traditions, the land area, and population. In the ancient times, the government used to be made up of sultans, and military and civil adminisraters, but now its a republic parlimentary democracy. Modernity and tradition clashed by the ancient traditions mostly being related to the arts and very traditional clothing, and now Turks dress more modern and have more modern activities besides the arts. The most important causes of these changes would be that as the rest of the world advanced, they advanced with it, and that the Ottoman empire conquered lots of land and made the empire larger. Also, Constantinople used to be part of the Byzantine empire, so it was mostly Christian until Islam came into the picture. Bibliography:

[] https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tu.html http://www.learntoquestion.com/seevak/groups/2004/sites/zana/images http://www.learntoquestion.com/seevak/groups/2004/sites/zana/photo.html&h=401& [] [] [] [] http://worldgeography.abc-clio.com/Topics/Display/184?sid=1114596&cid=57&useConcept=False