Turkey

Turkey is a country situated in the union of Europe, Asia, the Mediterranean and the Black seas. Because of this it has been always a crossroads of civilizations and has a very rich history.

The current republic is the legal heir of the Ottoman Empire, which in turn was built over the ruins of the Greek Byzantine Empire. Once one of the most powerful states in the world, the Ottoman Empire declined till its defeat in World War I, when it was carved into colonies and spheres of influence by the victorious powers. This humiliation, that was accepted by Sultan Mehmed VI, led to the rebellion of Mustafa Kemal and the establishment of the Republic of Turkey in 1922. Kemal also expelled the Greek invaders, reached a new (and better) peace treaty with the Entente and profoundly changed the country, imposing an extensive program of laicism and westernization. In 1939 Turkey annexed the brief Republic of Hatay.

Mount Ararat, in the easternmost part of the country, is believed to be the place where Noah's Ark landed in the aftermath of the Deluge.

Locations and Artifacts

 * Grail tablet
 * Belsaurius Palace
 * Third part of the Mirror of Dreams
 * Piri Reis manuscript
 * Ottoman Seal
 * Mount Ararat
 * Noah's Ark

Notable Turks

 * Sultan Mehmed VI
 * Enver Pasha
 * Mustafa Kemal
 * Halide Edib
 * Kazim?

Appearances

 * Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
 * Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb
 * Indiana Jones and the Genesis Deluge
 * Young Indiana Jones and the Secret City
 * The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
 * Masks of Evil: Istanbul, September 1918
 * Indiana Jones and the Well of Life (non canon)