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- Dictionaryturkey/ˈtəːki/
noun
- 1. a large mainly domesticated game bird native to North America, having a bald head and (in the male) red wattles. It is a popular food on festive occasions such as Christmas and (in the US) Thanksgiving.
- 2. something that is extremely or completely unsuccessful, especially a play or film: informal "the movie flopped—the second in a trio of turkeys"
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2 days ago · Turkey is an upper-middle-income and emerging country; its economy is the world's 18th-largest by nominal and 11th-largest by PPP-adjusted GDP. It is a unitary presidential republic. Turkey is a founding member of the OECD, G20, and Organization of Turkic States.
3 days ago · Turkey, country that occupies a unique geographic position, lying partly in Asia and partly in Europe and serving as both a bridge and a barrier between them. The modern Turkish republic was founded in 1923 after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, and its capital is Istanbul (formerly Constantinople).
Oct 3, 2024 · Location. Southeastern Europe and Southwestern Asia (that portion of Turkey west of the Bosporus is geographically part of Europe), bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and bordering the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Greece and Syria.
4 days ago · Aside from Russia, Turkey is the largest country in Europe. Its 296,185 square miles lie between the Aegean, Black, and Mediterranean Seas. It stretches about 950 miles from west to east and 400 miles from north to south. Thrace, the European portion of Turkey, ends at the Bosphorus Strait where Anatolia and Asia begin.
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3 days ago · Turkey - Culture, Cuisine, Religion: Culturally, as in so many other respects, Turkey sits between East and West, drawing elements from both to produce its own unique blend.
3 days ago · Turkey - Republic, Mustafa Kemal, 1923: On October 29, 1923, the assembly declared Turkey to be a republic and elected Mustafa Kemal as its first president. The caliphate was abolished on March 3, 1924, and all members of the Ottoman dynasty were expelled from Turkey.
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Oct 1, 2024 · The American Wild Turkey has become an iconic symbol of Thanksgiving. Perhaps a brief history of our native bird is in order. Learn turkey trivia and everything you ever wanted to know about the wild turkey.
