It will take just ten years until the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Turkish Republic, which was founded on ruins of an old empire. Every 10 years have been a turning point in Turkey’s history. Let us hope the 10th decade of the Republic is to be the years of the transition to a real democracy

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1st decade-1923/1933: A new republic was founded in 1923
2nd decade-1933/1943: Some large steps were taken on the road to create a national identity under the single party.
3rd decade- 1943/1953: İsmet İnönü, known as the ‘Second Man’ after Atatürk, achieved to keep the country away from WW II.
4th decade- 1953/1963: The Democrat Party made the country more attached to the world economy
5th decade-1963/1973: Turkey met with the term of planned development under the rule of Süleyman Demirel,
6th decade-1973/1983: With the military intervention in Cyprus, Turkey met an international issue,
7th decade-1983/1993: Özal’s newly established party, the Mainland Party (ANAP),
8th decade-1993-2003: This period was characterized by various deep state operations
9th decade-2003/2013: The AKP has benefited a lot from the improved economic conditions after the 2001

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source: http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/decade-by-decade-review-on-90th-year-of-republic.aspx?pageID=238&nID=57242&NewsCatID=344

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Nice summary!