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| − | '''Turkey''' was a country in west [[Asia]] and east [[Europe]]. The ancient city of [[Troy]] was located where Turkey later was. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Myth Makers]]'') |
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| + | |location = West [[Asia]], east [[Europe]] |
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| + | |first = Cat's Cradle: Warhead (novel) |
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| + | |appearances = [[Turkey - list of appearances|'''''see list''''']] |
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| + | '''Turkey''' was a [[country]] in west [[Asia]] and east [[Europe]]. |
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| + | The city of [[Istanbul]] was in Turkey. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Shadowmind (novel)|Shadowmind]]'') Turkey had access to [[Mediterranean Sea]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Stone House (novel)|The Stone House]]'') |
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| + | The [[Eastern Roman Empire]] was located where Turkey later was. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Shadowmind (novel)|Shadowmind]]'') The city of Byzantium (later named Constantinople, then Istanbul) marked the gateway between Europe and Asia. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Byzantium! (novel)|Byzantium!]]'') |
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| + | == History == |
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| + | Ace considered the [[Ottoman Empire]], an Empire present at least in the [[19th century]], to be synonymous with Turkey. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Angel of Scutari (audio story)|The Angel of Scutari]]'') |
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| + | During the [[19th century]], [[Theodore Maxtible]] travelled to European Turkey to learn more about the area, following preliminary talks of his financing a [[Railroad|railway line]] through the [[Bosphorus]] region. There, Maxtible met mute [[Turk]] [[Kemel]] when his coach was repaired in the [[Tekir Dag]] [[mountain]]s. Maxtible offered Kemel employment back in the [[United Kingdom]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (novelisation)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'') |
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| + | In [[2007]], [[Ace]] went to Turkey and, with the aid of [[David (Cat's Cradle: Warhead)|Miss David]], hired a group of Kurdish mercenaries to help her secure the barrel containing [[Vincent Wheaton]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Warhead (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Warhead]]'') |
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| + | In [[2008]], a call centre owned by [[Ephraim Salt]] was located in the city of [[Izmir]] in western Turkey. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Fall to Earth (audio story)|Fall to Earth]]'') |
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| + | In [[2016]], a camp for refugees from [[Syria]] was situated in [[Kahramanmaras]], near the border with Syria. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Stone House (novel)|The Stone House]]'') |
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| + | == References == |
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| + | [[Category:Nations visited by the Seventh Doctor]] |
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Revision as of 22:59, 5 October 2019
- You may be looking for the bird.
Turkey was a country in west Asia and east Europe.
Geography
The city of Istanbul was in Turkey. (PROSE: Shadowmind) Turkey had access to Mediterranean Sea. (PROSE: The Stone House)
The Eastern Roman Empire was located where Turkey later was. (PROSE: Shadowmind) The city of Byzantium (later named Constantinople, then Istanbul) marked the gateway between Europe and Asia. (PROSE: Byzantium!)
History
Ace considered the Ottoman Empire, an Empire present at least in the 19th century, to be synonymous with Turkey. (AUDIO: The Angel of Scutari)
During the 19th century, Theodore Maxtible travelled to European Turkey to learn more about the area, following preliminary talks of his financing a railway line through the Bosphorus region. There, Maxtible met mute Turk Kemel when his coach was repaired in the Tekir Dag mountains. Maxtible offered Kemel employment back in the United Kingdom. (PROSE: The Evil of the Daleks)
In 2003, Bernice Summerfield and Jason Kane went to Turkey on separate archaeological expeditions to find Noah's Ark. (PROSE: Eternity Weeps)
In 2007, Ace went to Turkey and, with the aid of Miss David, hired a group of Kurdish mercenaries to help her secure the barrel containing Vincent Wheaton. (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Warhead)
In 2008, a call centre owned by Ephraim Salt was located in the city of Izmir in western Turkey. (AUDIO: Fall to Earth)
In 2016, a camp for refugees from Syria was situated in Kahramanmaras, near the border with Syria. (PROSE: The Stone House)
References
Due to his rudimentary knowledge of Earth, Mr Copper thought that the people of the UK went to war with Turkey every Christmas, after which they would then eat the people of Turkey. (TV: Voyage of the Damned)