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Turkey

Turkey is a modern country occupying Anatolia and eastern Thrace. Its territory has been home to many ancient and medieval states, and accounts of the Assyrian Empire note the Old Assyrian merchant colony at Kanesh in central Anatolia. Accounts of the Afsharid Empire note that Nader Shah's empire at its height included portions of Iraq and Turkey before contracting rapidly after his death.

Turkey
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Mentioned in 19 state histories

HahhumGurgumCircassiaUbykhiaKingdom of GreeceKingdom of HejazSouthwestern Caucasian RepublicMandatory IraqFrench Mandate for Syria and the LebanonState of AleppoSanjak of AlexandrettaKingdom of Kurdistanand 7 more

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Turkey. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/turkey
MLA
“Turkey.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/turkey. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Turkey.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/turkey.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Turkey’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/turkey (Accessed: ).

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