Turkey National Anthem
The March of Independence

Fear not! For the crimson flag that proudly ripples in this glorious twilight, shall never fade,
Before the last fiery hearth that is ablaze within my nation is extinguished.
For that is the star of my nation, and it will forever shine;
It is mine; and solely belongs to my valiant nation.

Frown not, I beseech you, oh thou coy crescent,
Smile upon my heroic race! Why the anger, why the rage?
Our blood which we shed for you might not be worthy otherwise;
For freedom is the absolute right of my God-worshipping nation.

I have been free since the beginning and forever shall be so.
What madman shall put me in chains! I defy the very idea!
I'm like the roaring flood; trampling and overflowing my dyke (weir),
I'll tear apart the mountains, fill up the open seas and still gush out!

The lands surrounded by the Western's and they armored with walls of steel,
But I have borders guarded by the mighty chest of a believer.
Let it howl, do not be afraid! And think: how can this fiery faith ever be killed,
By that battered, single-fanged monster you call "civilization"?

My friend! Leave not my homeland to the hands of villainous men!
Render your chest as armor and your body as trench! Stop this disgraceful rush!
For soon shall come the joyous days of divine promise...
Who knows? Perhaps tomorrow? Perhaps even sooner!

View not the soil you tread on as mere earth - recognize it!
And think about the shroudless thousands who lie so nobly beneath you.
You're the noble son of a martyr, take shame, hurt not your ancestor!
Unhand not, even when you're promised worlds, this paradise of a homeland.

What man would not die for this heavenly piece of land?
Martyrs would gush out should one simply squeeze the soil! Martyrs!
May God take my life, all my loved ones and possessions from me if He will,
But may He not deprive me of my one true homeland for the world.

Oh glorious God, the sole wish of my pain-stricken heart is that,
No heathen's hand should ever touch the bosom of my sacred Temples.
These adhans, whose shahadahs are the foundations of my religion,
May their noble sound last loud and wide over my eternal homeland.

For only then, shall my fatigued tombstone, if there is one, prostrate6 a thousand times in ecstasy,
And tears of fiery blood shall flow out of my every wound,
And my lifeless body shall gush out from the earth like an eternal spirit,
Perhaps only then, shall I peacefully ascend and at long last reach the heavens.

So ripple and wave like the bright dawning sky, oh thou glorious crescent,
So that our every last drop of blood may finally be blessed and worthy!
Neither you nor my race1 shall ever be extinguished!
For freedom is the absolute right of my ever-free flag;
For independence is the absolute right of my God-worshiping nation!
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Capital
Ankara

Area
783,562 sq km

Currency
Turkish Lira
TRY

Emergency numbers
Ambulance: 101, 112
Fire: 102
Police: 100

Languages
Turkish
Kurdish
Other minority languages

Government
Turkey Government

Law ministry
Republic of Turkey Ministry of Justice

Population
84,339,067
Latest population

Turkey Police
Agency overview : Employees 270,791
Legal personality : Governmental Government agency

Operational structure
Elected officer responsible : Interior Minister
Agency executive : Governor, General Director
Parent agency : Ministry of the Interior

Website : http://www.egm.gov.tr/

For detailed and more information, see the source

Turkey Political parties
Major parties

Justice and Development Party
Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi
Founded : 14 August 2001
Website : http://www.akparti.org.tr/en

Republican People's Party
Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi
Founded : 7 September 1919 as a resistance organisation
Founded : 9 September 1923 as a political party
Founded : 9 September 1992 re-establishing
Website : http://www.chp.org.tr/

Peoples' Democratic Party
Halkların Demokratik Partisi
Founded : 15 October 2012
Website : http://www.hdp.org.tr/

Nationalist Movement Party
Milliyetçi Hareket Partisi
Founded : 9 February 1969
Website : http://www.mhp.org.tr/

Good Party
İyi Parti
Founded : 25 October 2017
Website : http://iyiparti.org.tr/

Felicity Party
Saadet Partisi
Founded : 20 July 2001
Website : http://www.saadet.org.tr/

Great Unity Party
Büyük Birlik Partisi
Founded : 29 January 1993
Website : http://www.bbp.org.tr/

Democratic Party
Demokrat Parti
Founded : May 27, 2007
Website : http://www.dp.org.tr/

Patriotic Party
Vatan Partisi
Founded : 10 July 1992 as Workers' Party
Founded : 15 February 2015 rebranding
Website : http://vatanpartisi.org.tr/genel-merkez

Rights and Freedoms Party
Hak ve Özgürlükler Partisi
Partiya Maf û Azadiyan
Founded : 2002
Website : http://www.hakpar.org.tr/root/

People's Liberation Party
Halkın Kurtuluş Partisi
Founded : 15 June 2005
Website : http://www.kurtuluspartisi.org/

Independent Turkey Party
Bağımsız Türkiye Partisi
Founded : September 25, 2001
Website : http://www.btp.org.tr/

Democratic Left Party
Demokratik Sol Parti
Founded : 14 November 1985
Website : http://www.dsp.org.tr/

Liberal Democratic Party
Liberal Demokrat Parti
Founded : 1994
Website : http://www.ldp.org.tr/

Nation Party
Millet Partisi
Founded : 23 November 1992

True Path Party
Doğru Yol Partisi
Founded : May 28, 2007
Website : http://www.dyp.com.tr/

Minor parties

Socialist Liberation Party
Toplumcu Kurtuluş Partisi
Founded : 7 February 2012
Website : http://www.tkp.org/

Freedom and Solidarity Party
Özgürlük ve Dayanışma Partisi
Founded : 8 June 1994
Website : http://www.odp.org.tr/

Socialist Alternative
Sosyalist Alternatif
Website : http://www.sosyalistalternatif.com/

Labour Party
Emek Partisi
Founded : 25 November 1996
Website : http://www.emep.org/

People's Communist Party of Turkey
Halkın Türkiye Komünist Partisi
Founded : July 13, 2014
Website : http://www.htkp.org.tr/

Revolutionary Socialist Workers' Party
Devrimci Sosyalist İşçi Partisi
Founded : April 27, 1997
Website : http://www.dsip.org.tr/

Revolutionist Workers' Party
Devrimci İşçi Partisi
Founded : 15 June 2006
Website : http://www.gercekgazetesi.net/

Socialist Democracy Party
Sosyalist Demokrasi Partisi
Founded : 2002
Website : http://sosyalistdemokrasipartisi.org/

Socialist Workers' Party of Turkey
Türkiye Sosyalist İşçi Partisi
Founded : 16 June 1974 historical
Founded : 3 January 1993 legal
Website : http://www.tsip1974.com/

Democratic Regions Party
Demokratik Bölgeler Partisi
Partiya Herêman a Demokratîk
Founded : 11 July 2014
Website : http://www.dbp.org.tr/index/

Participatory Democracy Party
Katılımcı Demokrasi Partisi

Democracy Party of Turkey & Kurdistan
Türkiye Kürdistan Demokrasi Partisi

Alternative and Change Party
Alternatif ve Değişim Partisi
Founded : 17 November 2008

Conservative Ascension Party
Muhafazakar Yükseliş Partisi
Founded : January 24, 2013
Website : http://muhafazakaryukselispartisi.org/index.php

Nation and Justice Party
Millet ve Adalet Partisi
Founded : 19 November 2014

Yurt Partisi
Homeland Party
Founded : 2002
Website : http://www.yurtpartisi.org.tr/

Motherland Party
Anavatan Partisi
Founded : May 20, 1983
Website : http://www.anavatanpartisi.org.tr/

People's Ascent Party
Halkın Yükselişi Partisi
Founded : 2005
Website : http://www.hyp.org.tr/

Movement for Change in Turkey
Türkiye Değişim Hareketi
Founded : 2009
Website : http://www.degisimhareketi.org/

Great Turan Movement Party
Büyük Turan Hareketi Partisi

Ötüken Union Party
Ötüken Birliği Partisi
Founded : December 20, 2017

Social Reconciliation Reform and Development Party
Toplumsal Uzlaşma Reform ve Kalkınma Partisi
Founded : 2010
Website : http://www.turkparti.org.tr/

National Party
Ulusal Parti
Founded : 2010
Website : http://www.ulusalparti.net/

Independent Republic Party
Bağımsız Cumhuriyet Partisi

Rights and Equality Party
Hak ve Eşitlik Partisi
Founded : 4 September 2008
Website : http://www.hakveesitlik.org.tr/

National Struggle Party
Milli Mücadele Partisi
Founded : November 25, 2014

Green Left Party
Yeşil Sol Parti
Founded : 25 November 2012
Website : http://yesillervesolgelecek.org/

Women's Party
Kadın Partisi
Founded : 26 June 2014
Website : http://www.kadinpartisi.org.tr/

Electronic Democracy Party
Elektronik Demokrasi Partisi
Founded : November 26, 2014
Website : https://www.eparti.org/

Centre Party
Merkez Parti
Founded : June 2, 2014
Website : http://www.merkezparti.org.tr/

Young Party
Genç Parti
Founded : 26 November 1992 as YDP
Founded : 10 July 2002 as Young Party
Founded : 23 August 2002 merged

Religions
Predominantly Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni)

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