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Gürsel, Cemal
(Encyclopedia)Gürsel, Cemal jÄ•mälˈ gürsÄ•lˈ [key], 1895–1966, Turkish army officer and political leader. He fought in World War I and in most of the military campaigns during the war of independence (1920â€...Menderes, Adnan
(Encyclopedia)Menderes, Adnan ädnänˈmĕndĕrĕsˈ [key], 1899–1961, Turkish prime minister (1950–60). In Jan., 1946, he formed the Democratic party, the first legal opposition party in Turkey. When the party...Sunay, Cevdet
(Encyclopedia)Sunay, Cevdet jĕvdĕtˈ so͞onīˈ [key], 1900–1973, Turkish political leader and army officer, president of Turkey (1966–73). Educated at military schools, he served in World War I and the subse...Bayar, Celâl
(Encyclopedia)Bayar, Celâl jĕlälˈ bäˈyär [key], 1884–1986, Turkish statesman. The son of a religious leader and teacher, Bayar joined the nationalist movement after the Young Turk revolution. Kemal Atatür...Turkey , country, Asia and Europe
(Encyclopedia)CE5 Turkey, Turk. Türkiye türˌkēyĕˈ [key], officially Republic of Turkey, republic (2015 est. pop. 78,271,000), 301,380 sq mi (780,574 sq km), SW Asia and SE Europe. It borders on Iraq (SE), ...Browse by Subject
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