turkey on our minds and in our classrooms - World Affairs Council
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON TURKEY<br />
GENERAL RESOURCES<br />
Nati<strong>on</strong>al Geographic Travel: Country Profile —Turkey<br />
http://www3.nati<strong>on</strong>algeographic.com/places/countries/country_<str<strong>on</strong>g>turkey</str<strong>on</strong>g>.html<br />
This site c<strong>on</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>s general <strong>in</strong>formati<strong>on</strong> about Turkey, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g fast facts, maps, history, related articles,<br />
<strong>and</strong> travel l<strong>in</strong>ks.<br />
Center for Strategic & Internati<strong>on</strong>al Studies (CSIS): Turkey<br />
http://www.csis.org/<str<strong>on</strong>g>turkey</str<strong>on</strong>g>/<br />
The CSIS Turkey Project was established <strong>in</strong> June 1994 as the first program <strong>in</strong> Wash<strong>in</strong>gt<strong>on</strong> D.C. focus<strong>in</strong>g<br />
exclusively <strong>on</strong> Turkey. Through its c<strong>on</strong>t<strong>in</strong>uous track<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> analysis of Turkish developments <strong>and</strong> its<br />
regular Turkey Updates, the Turkey Project has made a significant c<strong>on</strong>tributi<strong>on</strong> to the policy debate<br />
about Turkey <strong>in</strong> Wash<strong>in</strong>gt<strong>on</strong>.<br />
Ec<strong>on</strong>omist Country Brief<strong>in</strong>g: Turkey<br />
http://www.ec<strong>on</strong>omist.com/countries/Turkey/<br />
C<strong>on</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>s recent articles <strong>on</strong> Turkey, a basic fact sheet, statistics, an explanati<strong>on</strong> of the political structure,<br />
<strong>and</strong> a map, am<strong>on</strong>g other useful l<strong>in</strong>ks.<br />
<strong>World</strong> Bank Profile: Turkey<br />
http://www.worldbank.org.tr/<br />
Turkey jo<strong>in</strong>ed the <strong>World</strong> Bank <strong>in</strong> 1947 <strong>and</strong> the Internati<strong>on</strong>al F<strong>in</strong>ance Corporati<strong>on</strong> (IFC) <strong>in</strong> 1956. S<strong>in</strong>ce the<br />
start of the country program, 163 projects for a total amount of $25.3 billi<strong>on</strong> were approved by the<br />
<strong>World</strong> Bank’s Board of Directors.<br />
Library of C<strong>on</strong>gress Country Profile: Turkey<br />
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/trtoc.html<br />
This is a comprehensive profile <strong>on</strong> Turkey compiled by the U.S. Library of C<strong>on</strong>gress. It c<strong>on</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>s detailed<br />
<strong>in</strong>formati<strong>on</strong> split <strong>in</strong>to different chapters focus<strong>in</strong>g <strong>on</strong> Turkey’s orig<strong>in</strong>, history, society, culture, ec<strong>on</strong>omy,<br />
politics, <strong>and</strong> nati<strong>on</strong>al security.<br />
BBC Country Profile: Turkey (2011)<br />
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/1022222.stm<br />
The BBC Country Profile <strong>in</strong>cludes background <strong>in</strong>formati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> Turkey, country facts, <strong>and</strong> leadership <strong>and</strong><br />
media <strong>in</strong>formati<strong>on</strong>. It also l<strong>in</strong>ks to recent news articles relat<strong>in</strong>g to Turkey.<br />
All About Turkey<br />
http://www.adiyamanli.org/all_about_<str<strong>on</strong>g>turkey</str<strong>on</strong>g>.htm<br />
This site was developed by a Turkish t<strong>our</strong> guide <strong>and</strong> is meant to <strong>in</strong>troduce visitors to the basics of<br />
Turkish history, culture, politics, regi<strong>on</strong>s, <strong>and</strong> to Turkey’s t<strong>our</strong>ist dest<strong>in</strong>ati<strong>on</strong>s. It is a database of facts<br />
<strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>formati<strong>on</strong> about different aspects of Turkey <strong>and</strong> its people <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g a slideshow, other<br />
multimedia res<strong>our</strong>ces, <strong>and</strong> an <strong>on</strong>l<strong>in</strong>e reference library.<br />
Turkey Presentati<strong>on</strong><br />
http://www.goldenhorn-rotary.com/ercu/ERCU_FLASH_eng.html<br />
Presented by the Istanbul Halic Rotary Club, this is a ten-m<strong>in</strong>ute l<strong>on</strong>g presentati<strong>on</strong> show<strong>in</strong>g pictures of<br />
Turkey al<strong>on</strong>gside some <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g facts about the country.<br />
<strong>World</strong> <strong>Affairs</strong> <strong>Council</strong> Res<strong>our</strong>ce Packet: What the Rest of the <strong>World</strong> can Learn from Turkey Today – March 20, 2012 4
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