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Fought by Turkish activists against the allies because they split up the country.
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This drew the current boundaries of Turkey.
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They took no active part in the war.
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Turkey Participated with UN forces in the Korean War.
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Turkey joined NATO because they wanted close bilateral relations with the US throughout the Cold War. They have been involved in the following ways:
Signitory: Balkan Entente (1953)
Joined: Baghdad Pact (1955: later CENTO)
Organization for European Economic Cooperation (OEEC)
Council of Europe
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Turkey ivades Cypress by sea and air following the failure of diplomatic efforts to resolve conflicts between Turkish and Greek Cypriots. Cease fire on Aug 16.
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Armed conflict between Turkey and Kurdish insurgent groups who want to seperate from Turkey and make their own country of Kurdistan.
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This stops the slide towards anarchy and improved the economy.
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Approved by 91.5% of voters.
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The law reduced the military's role in political life and offered partial amnesty to PKK (the Kurdistan Workers Party) members.
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Turkey's parliment narrowly failed to pass a resolution permitting the US to use Turkish bases as launching pad for the pending war against Iraq. 90% of Turks were against the war, but US promised economic aid.
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Nov 17: Truck bombs exploded near 2 synagogues.
Nov 22: Bombs target the British Consulate and a British Bank50 killed, 100's were wounded Al-Qaeda is believed to be responsible
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Government also released Kurdish activists from prison and abolished death penalty in all but exceptional cases.
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The killings of 1.5 million Armenians durring WWI was called genocide by a resolution of the US House Foreign Relations Committee. As a result the Turks recalled their foreign ambassador to the US and threatened to withdraw support of the War in Iraq.
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In responce Turkey's parliment voted to deploy troops into Northern Iraq.
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With the help of US military they bombed areas in Northern Iraq targeting the PKK.
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They killed as many as 160 PKK fighters who claimed to have killed as many troops.
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Parliment passed a measure that would lift the ban on women wearing headscarves in universities.
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They also reopen the border.
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While the Security Council was negotiating sanctions against Iran, Iran made a deal with Turkey to give 2,640 pounds of enriched uranium to Turkey in exchange for 20% enriched uranium. The country was criticized for interfering with sanctions and trying to increase its presence on the world stage.
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When a Turkish humanitarian organization sent aid ships to Gaza, Israeli commandos boarded the ships. This was because Israel and Egypt had imposed a blockade on Gaza. In the fight that insued when the ship was borded 9 Turks were killed.
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Parliment is given increased oversight of the judiciary and the military. The military's power was diminished and citizens recieved greater democratic freedoms.
