Turkey

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By Rachel Rader and Eva Benson

Timeline:

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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:

This map shows a modern day political map of Turkey.
This map shows a modern day political map of Turkey.

This photo shows a map of ancient Turkey.
This photo shows a map of ancient Turkey.


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
Sultan is highest power
Caliphates
Republic Parlamentary Democracy
Imports/ Exports
Exports:
-raw materials
-silk
-cotton
-dyes
-dried fruit

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
Cultural Traditions
men-loose fitted cloak and baggy trousers
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
Religions
Islam, Shamanism, Judaism, Christianity
Islam (mostly sunni-99.8%)
Christians/Jews/other (0.2%)











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:


http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Login
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://www.theancientweb.com/explore/content.aspx?content_id=29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_empire#Religion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Empire
http://premodeconhist.wordpress.com/2009/03/04/panzac-d-1992-maritime-trade-of-the-ottoman-empire-in-the-1700s/
http://worldgeography.abc-clio.com/Topics/Display/184?sid=1114596&cid=57&useConcept=False