Founded in 1946 by Celal Bayar and Adnan Menderes as Turkey's third opposition party. Emerged after World War II to challenge CHP's one-party rule. Lost 1946 elections due to party's infancy and poor public relations
Born in 1923 in Osmaniye to Kurdish family, faced difficult childhood. Lost right eye in knife accident and witnessed father's death at age five. Started writing after talking to itinerant peddler. Worked as laborer, journalist, and novelist before becoming writer
Born in Constantinople in 1901 to Darulfünun faculty member Mehmet Ziya Bey. Graduated from Darulfünun's Political Sciences in 1921. Taught geography, sociology, philosophy and philosophy at various schools
Magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck eastern Erzincan Province on December 26, 1939. Maximum Mercalli intensity XII (Extreme). Rupture propagated westward for 400 km. Surface rupture covered up to 360 km of North Anatolian Fault Zone. Maximum horizontal slip reached 10.5 meters
Located in Hacıkırı village, Karaisalı district, Adana Province, Turkey. Built as part of Baghdad Railway project between Berlin and Basra. 63 km from Adana Central Station and 306 km from Konya
Located 140 km southeast of Konya, Turkey, overlooking Konya Plain. Settlement existed from 7500 BC to 5600 BC, flourished around 7000 BC. First excavated by James Mellaart in 1958, later led by Ian Hodder. Site became UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2012