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• n  a Turkish sultanate of southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa and southeastern Europe; created by the Ottoman Turks in the 13th century and lasted until the end of World War I; although initially small it expanded until it superseded the Byzantine Empire

• Ottoman Empire
• Turkish Empire

News & Articles

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• Turkey protests a new threat to Syria peace efforts
  Istanbul, Turkey (UPI) Jun 7, 2013 Europeans are worried Turkey's handling of protests over a minor urban development in Istanbul is damaging the whole EU-NATO peacemaking and security project in Syria. Turkey has staked its reputation as a non-partisan, non-Arab arbiter of disputes and flare-ups in its neighborhood and as the modern inheritor of the mantle of the old Ottoman Empire. Arabs ...
  June 10, 2013 - Space War
• Arabian Horses Provide Pride and Profit for Kurds in Turkey
  Turkey produces racehorses under a state-sponsored program designed to protect the pure Arabian bloodstock, which is considered a cultural heritage of the Ottoman Empire.
  June 6, 2013 - New York Times