Round of Turkey

Is a country located in the Middle East. Bordered by the Black Sea to the north and Georgia to the east of Armenia and Iran to the south by Iraq, Syria and the Mediterranean Sea with the maritime border with Cyprus Aegean Sea to the west, Greece and Bulgaria. Is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation of the Black Sea.

Turkey is a secular, democratic state, unitary, constitutional republic with Old cultural heritage. Turkey became increasingly integrated with the West through membership in organizations such as the Council of Europe and NATO, the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Group of Twenty (major economies in the world). Turkey began full membership negotiations with the European Union in 2005,

Knowing she was an associate member of the European Common Market since 1963, and in 1995, an agreement was reached to the Customs Union. Has strengthened Turkey also cultural relations and close political and economic and industrial with the Middle East, and the Turkic states in Central Asia and the African countries through membership in organizations such as the Council of Turkey, and joint management of the arts and culture of Turkey, and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and Economic Cooperation Organization. Turkey at the crossroads between Europe and Asia made it a country of great geo strategic importance

Due to its strategic location, the economy and the large military force, Turkey is a major regional power
Located the Bosporus and the Dardanelles and the Sea of ​​Marmara - that link the Black Sea Aegean Sea and link Asia to Europe - on its territory, making its strategic and influential on the countries bordering the Black Sea. Turkey was the center of Ottoman rule until 1922 that the Turkish Republic was established in 1923 by Mustafa Kamal Ataturk.