Turkey
Turkey Turkey The official name (the Turkish Republic) is a country located in the Middle East. It is bordered to the north by the Black Sea and Georgia, to the east by Armenia and Iran, to the south by Iraq, Syria and the Mediterranean Sea with a maritime border with Cyprus, to the west by the Aegean Sea, Greece and Bulgaria. She is a member of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization. Turkey is a secular, democratic, unitary, constitutional republic with an ancient cultural heritage. Turkey has become increasingly integrated with the West through its membership in organizations such as the Council of Europe and NATO, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Group of Twenty (the world's major economies). Turkey began full membership negotiations with the EU in 2005, knowing that it has been an associate member of the European Common Market since 1963, and in 1995, a customs un...