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Turkey Information
Share Overview Information Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk or “Father of the Turks.” Under his authoritarian leadership, … Continue reading
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Romania Information
Share Overview Information The principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia – for centuries under the suzerainty of the Turkish Ottoman Empire – secured their autonomy in 1856; they united in 1859 and a few years later adopted the new name of … Continue reading
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Crotia Information
Share Overview Information The lands that today comprise Croatia were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the close of World War I. In 1918, the Croats, Serbs, and Slovenes formed a kingdom known after 1929 as Yugoslavia. Following World War … Continue reading
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Bulgaria Information
Share Overview Information The Bulgars, a Central Asian Turkic tribe, merged with the local Slavic inhabitants in the late 7th century to form the first Bulgarian state. In succeeding centuries, Bulgaria struggled with the Byzantine Empire to assert its place … Continue reading
Posted in Europe Tagged 14th century, autonomy, balkans, black sea, bulgarian state, Bulgars, byzantine empire, communist domination, country comparison, economy, europe area, market economy, northern bulgaria, ottoman empire, ottoman turks, political democracy, slavic inhabitants, Southeastern Europe, sphere of influence, tribe, turkic tribe, world war ii Leave a comment