Introduction to Turkey, a brief summary

Turkey is a republic with an Eurasian population and can be considered as a country between 2 continents, Europe and Asia. With its impending admission into the European Union, it probably should be classified as an European country. It is neighbor to eight countries - Syria, Iraq, Georgia, Greece, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria and Iran.

Turkey's culture is a blend of Eastern and Western culture because of it location between the two continents, and because of its location too, Turkey has acquired strategic importance. While Turkey has a large Muslim population, it is a secular country with its Constitution as the supreme law rather than the Koran and the Syariah law. It integration with the West while having great relations with the Muslim countries has increased its strategic importance even more.