republic of turkey

Noun (1)

1. a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923Synonyms: TurkeyInstance of country, statePart of Asia Minor, Balkan Peninsula, Middle EastParts Sardis, Bosphorus, Aras, Edirne, Adana, Antioch, Ararat, Dardanelles +13 moreMember of North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATOMembers Turk