Turkey
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Online Newspapers in English
- Hürriyet: http://www.hurriyetim.com.tr/haberler/0,,sid~381,00.asp
- NTVMSNBC: http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/news/ENGLISH_Front.asp
- Turkish Daily News: http://www.turkishdailynews.com
- E.U. News: http://www.abhaber.com/english.asp
Newspapers
- Cumhuriyet: http://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr
- Hürriyet: http://www.hurriyet.com.tr
- Milliyet: http://www.milliyet.com.tr
- Sabah: http://www.sabah.com.tr
TV stations
- ATV: http://www.atv.com.tr
- CNBC-e http://www.cnbce.com
- ÝnterStar: http://www.star.com.tr
- TRT: http://www.trt.com.tr
- Kanal D: http://www.kanald.com.tr
- Show TV: http://www.showtv.com.tr
News Agencies
- Anadolu Ajansý http://www.anadoluajansi.com.tr/index.php?option=com_haber&Itemid=67
- List of Other Turkish News Agencies http://www.medya-turk.net
Turkey in brief:
| Area | 814 578 sq km |
| Capital | Ankara |
| Language | Turkish (uses Latin Alphabet) |
| Population | 68,109,469 |
| Population growth rate | 1.13% (2004) |
| Net migration rate | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population |
| Life expectancy | 65 (men), 68 (women) |
| Literacy rate | 90% |
| Religion | 98% Sunni Muslim, Orthodox (Turkey is the only country among Islamic countries, which has included secularism in her Constitution and guarantees complete freedom of worship to non-Muslims.) |
| Ethnic groups | Turkish 80%, Kurdish 18%, Others 2% (estimated) |
| History | Foundation of Republic 29 October 1923 (successor state to the Ottoman Empire) |
| GDP | Real growth rate 9.9 % (2004) (the strongest growth among the 30 member countries of the OECD in 2004) |
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