Turkey (Ottoman empire, That name is related to the past centuries). Turkey is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in Western Asia and Thrance (Rumelia) in the Balkan region of southeastern Europe. Turkey has commen border, from the east with Iran- Armenia- Georjia, from the east west with Iraq- Syria and from the north with Bulgaria and Greece. This country has commen watery border, from north with Black sea, from east with Marmara sea and Aegean sea, and from the south east with Mediterranean Sea, also. Dardanelles strait that connect Aegean sea to Marmara sea, and Bosphorus strait that connect Black sea to Marmara sea, and disconnect the Europa continent from the Asia continent is in dominion of Turkey. The reign this country is Secular, but most of the people are moslem, Qorban Eve and Fitr Eve is holiday in turkey. After Turks, Kurds are percent of most of the people in turkey. Turkish-speaking people of the Turkey main, that use from the Kurdish, Arabic, Armenian,also. This republic to be established with leadership of Mustafa Kemal Pasha Ataturk in 1923 A.D. Ataturk’s mausoleum is in Ankara. The capital city of Turkey is Ankara. The territory of Turkey is subdivided into 81 provinces for administrative purposes. The provinces are organized into 7 regions for census purposes; however, they do not represent an administrative structure. Each province is divided into districts, for a total of 923 districts. Provinces usually bear the same name as their provincial capitals, also called the central district; exceptions to this custom are the provinces of Hatay (capital: Antakya), Kocaeli (capital: Izmit) and Sakarya (capital: Adapazari).