Why dont people change Repuclic of Turkey to Repuclic of Turkiye???
93234
Good question, from now on I will write it as Turkiye and not Turkey, when appropriate offcourse. As far as the world changing it to Turkiye, well that probably won't ever happen.
228070
the majority in Iraq , and iran are shite   but not in Turkey  as they are sonita  and strict ones(the religious)  u Can always know from the art they have,, as the Irani art and also the Iraqi in the past can have images of humans or animals(what God created)(allowed by shite)is in the turkish art (only geomatric forms)(that is what is allowed by strict sonita)  anyway the Kurds are sonite but they are not Arab (like the Iraqi) nor Turk (like the turkish)  so the problem is based on Race not religion...
824474
The Turks are a great people!  In spite of all this is an Islamic country that has their heads on. The have never paid heed to what other Islamic countries expect them to do they are in control and act like leaders.  They have a great foword thinking government and economy.  The people are friendly and if you want to see Ancient Greek ruins go there not greece!   I am not a follower of Islam But I believe Allah has Blessed the Turks!
866518
Some countries identify themselves with their culture. To alter the culture would alter their identity, and this is change that not many societies deal well with. Check out America...we are having an identity crisis right now. Are we a war nation? Are we a peace nation? Are we unified nation? Who knows? \n\nThe most violent places on Earth are where they do not have an identity or history.
30734
Turkey's current application has not been denied yet. It has not been given as of yet, because Turkey needs to make many reforms to meet EU requirements, particularly in the area of human rights. Turkey simply does not have the same rights guranteed to all citizens that other EU states have. The site below has some detailed information about why certain people object to Turkey's accession into the EU.
523546
No. Turks are more direct than Americans. We openly say what we think, and do what we say. We don't play sneaky. We don't say we'll give people freedom and torture and execute hundred thousands of them while stuffing up their country. You don't know the Americans. Get out of your shell and travel the world to learn about yourself.
854412
I don't think so but..I don't want to become a member of the EU, as a Turk.\n\nWe're fed up with the lies..\n\nAnd I don't want east too..They are so religious.\n\nTurkey isn't a Europen country but it isn't a eastern country..We have our own culture and life style. And we are happy for this (or I'm happy for this).
982597
Turkey doesn't allow freedom of religious expression or association. To join the EU they would have to agree to abide by the EU charter which mandates such freedom. Article 301 basically makes it illegal to convert from Islam to another faith.
61577
As merely an American who is an interested observer, I think Turkey should be allowed to join the EU.  The leadership of the EU, however, like all cumbersome (dare I say Byzantine?) bureaucracies, seems to have a hard time making up its collective mind.  Europeans are also rightly concerned about the rise of fundamentalist Islamic political parties in Turkey.\nKemal Ataturk made the right decision when he turned Turkey into a secular state; personally, I hope it remains one.  Perhaps you are a Turk yourself, and can give us your perspective on the political and social situation in Turkey today.
203999
Go to this site and follow the links !!!!!!!!!!!!\n\nThe Republic of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye)listen (help·info); , is a bicontinental country located mainly in the Anatolian peninsula, with 3% of its territory located in the Balkan region of Southeastern Europe. Turkey borders eight countries: Greece and Bulgaria to the northwest; Georgia, Armenia and the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhichevan and to the northeast; Iran (Persia) to the east; and Iraq and Syria to the south. The Republic of Turkey is a democratic laic constitutional republic, whose political system was established in 1923. Turkey is a member state of the United Nations, NATO, OSCE, OECD, OIC and the Council of Europe. In October 2005, the European Union opened accession negotiations with Ankara.\n\nTurkey straddles the Bosphorus straits that separate Southwest Asia from Southeast Europe. Anatolia is situated between the Black Sea on the north and the Mediterranean Sea to south, with the Aegean Sea and Marmara Sea (both branches of the Mediterranean) to the west. Some geographers consider Turkey to be, also a part of Europe due to certain cultural, political and historical characteristics. Because of its geographical position between Europe and Asia and three seas, Turkey has been a historical crossroads, the homeland of and battleground between several great civilizations, and a centre of commerce.\n\nContents [hide]\n1 History \n2 Politics \n2.1 Legal System \n2.2 Foreign Relations \n3 Military \n4 Geography \n5 Economy \n5.1 Agriculture \n5.2 Industrial sector \n5.3 Service sector \n5.4 Tourism sector \n5.5 Financial sector \n5.6 Natural resources \n5.7 Employment \n6 Society \n6.1 Demographics \n6.2 Education \n6.3 Culture \n6.4 Religion \n7 Images of Turkiye \n8 Miscellaneous Topics \n9 References \n10 External links
203813
Turkey plays and important role nowadays because it is a gateway between the east in the west. The U.S. has a lot of interest there because it's a powerful country with an uncertain future. It might be swallowed in by Europe, but it could also become a more conservative muslim country.
533835
TN has a tradition of changing govts. every 5 yrs. & they have lived 2 their reputation this tme also. \nAs for wrong people, all politicians r the same.
41674
Turkey should join the EU because they have worked hard to reach EU standards in all sorts of domains, so it would be incorrect to tell them that they shouldn't join now. Or they should have been told from the start that it was not possible.
404108
Well, is quite an interesting question. His or her name should be Özgur(which means "freedom" in turkish and is used by both man and woman) Maybe this is a good reason for he/she to be Tiki :D
1020060
it would make it a little easier on turkey if they did.(ouch)......
398783
Yes the Repuglicans should change to include all of America in their plans. A move toward the middle would help. As for the independents they should pick a side. Either side. They are the real problem here. Because they usually vote for the best Rhetoric and never mind the best person for the job. I would like to know why Repuglicans have a lock on the moral issue. I am against abortion, I just feel that government has no business in either moral issues or religious issues. Every time that a government has tried to legislate morality it has failed. It just drives it under ground and people do that behavior anyway. It actually has brought down governments as with the Roman empire and even England and many others. That is why we declared our Independence from England as they were trying to legislate their morality on us.
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Go here, http://edit.yahoo.com/config/set_intl?.child=&.scrumb=9Orl3y.Xngz&.done=http%3a//edit.yahoo.com/config/eval_profile%3f%26.done=http%253a%252f%252fmy.yahoo.com%252findex.html%26.redir_from=MY%26.scrumb=9Orl3y.Xngz and choose turkish, if you are not already signed in it will ask you to and then send you there.