Turkey

Ankara

Authoritarian, Despotic

Neutral

Turkey is a nation in Eurasia, mainly on the Anatolian peninsula in Western Asia, with a smaller portion on the Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. Strategically located at the crossroads of Asia and Europe, Turkey is bordered by Bulgaria and Greece to the west, Italy, the Island of Rhodes to the southwest, the Soviet Union to the northeast, France to the southwest, Iraq to the south, Iran to the east and the United Kingdom in the island of Cyprus in the Mediterranean Sea south of Turkey. Turkey has a coastline on the Black Sea to the north, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and the Aegean Sea to the west.

Historical background[edit]

The Ottoman Empire entered World War I on the side of the Central Powers and was ultimately defeated. Following the Armistice of Mudros on 30 October 1918, the victorious Allied Powers sought to partition the Ottoman state through the 1920 Treaty of Sèvres.

The occupation of Istanbul and Izmir by the Allies in the aftermath of World War I prompted the establishment of the Turkish National Movement, and the Turkish War of Independence was waged with the aim of revoking the terms of the Treaty of Sèvres.

By 18 September 1922, the occupying armies were expelled, and the Ankara-based Turkish regime, which had declared itself the legitimate government of the country on 23 April 1920, started to formalize the legal transition from the old Ottoman into the new Republican political system. The republic was officially proclaimed on 29 October 1923 in Ankara, the country's new capital.

Turkey was neutral until several months before the end of the war, at which point it joined the Allies. Prior to the outbreak of war, Turkey signed a Mutual Aid Pact with France and the United Kingdom in 1939. After the German invasion of France, however, Turkey remained neutral, relying on a clause excusing them if military action might bring conflict with the USSR, which, after the division of Poland, Turkey feared. Then, in June of 1941, after neighboring Bulgaria joined the Axis and allowed the German Reich to move troops through to invade Yugoslavia and Greece, Turkey signed a non-aggression pact with Germany. Turkey was an important producer of chromite, which is a key ingredient in the manufacture of stainless steel and refractory brick and Germany had limited access to it. The key issue in Turkey's negotiations with both sides was the sale of chromite to Germany or to the Allies. The Allies had access to other sources and mainly bought the chromite in order to preclude its sale to Germany. Turkey halted its sales to Germany in April, 1944 and broke off relations in August. Turkey declared war on the Axis powers in February, 1945, after the Allies made its invitation to the inaugural meeting of the United Nations (along with the invitations of several other nations) conditional on full belligerency. No Turkish troops ever saw combat.

Events[edit]

Main article: Turkish events

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The Death of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

- "The republic grieves".
War hero, revolutionary, president and Father of the Turks, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk has passed away.

He maintained his duty to the Turkish people and the republic he founded up until the very end. Thousands of mourners have paid their respects in Istanbul, before his body was transferred by caisson, ship and train to Ankara. There his state funeral was held with the entire parliament and dignitaries from all over the world in attendance.

With the father of the modern Turkish nation now gone, the republic must move on. The Grand National Assembly has elected former prime minister Ismet Inönü as his successor.'

Trigger conditions

Can fire only once
Is Turkey
- Is Neutral
Campaign start is before 1936.01.02
Date is after 1938.11.1

Mean time to happen

30 days

Modifiers

0.5x Date is after 1938.12.1
0.2x Date is after 1939.1.1

Atatürk will be remembered.

Lose current nation leader

Other events[edit]

Turkey is subject to Germany's "Puppet Turkey" National Focus, where Turkey will gain "Ultimatum From Germany".
Turkey is subject to Germany's "Befriend Turkey" National Focus, where Turkey will gain opinion gain of Germany +50 , daily fascism support +0.10% and acceptance of fascism +85 ,and Turkey will join the Axis faction.
Turkey is subject to Italy's "Claims on Turkey" National Focus, where Italy will gain Conquer War Goal against Turkey.
Turkey is subject to Italy's "Befriend Turkey" National Focus,where Turkey will gain opinion gain of Italy +40 , daily fascism support +0.10% and acceptance of fascism +85.

National focus[edit]

Turkish national focus tree.

Main article: Turkish national focus tree

Turkey gets a unique national focus tree as part of the Battle for the Bosporus expansion. Without the expansion, Turkey utilizes the Generic national focus tree.

The Turkish national focus tree can be divided into 2 branches The first can be divided into 3 sections with multiple sub-branches within:

The Montreux Convention Branch: This branch allows Turkey to manipulate its internal politics.

The Montreux Convention Branch can be divided into 5 sections which pivot Turkey's internal politics.

Privatize the Anadolu Agency Sub-branch

This sub-branch allows

Turkey to become

Democratic, integrate the Kurdish states and increase infrastructure. If Adnan Menderes is the leader, it will force a civil war.

The Sanayiciler Sub-branch

The industry sub-branch allows

Turkey to remove its Debt Council and gain foreign investments with the help of the old Great Powers and the United States. Turkey must not be

Communist.

Treaty of Saadabad Sub-branch

This sub-branch allows

Turkey to be neutral internationally, have non-aggression pacts with middle eastern nations, take the state of Hatay and either following or deny The Legacy of Atatürk.

Peace at Home/ Reinvigorate Turkish Nationalism Sub-branch

This

non-aligned sub-branch allows

Turkey to deal with the Kurdish, Kemalist and Traditionalist factions. If the Kemalist Officers have too much power and Turkey has low stability, it will start a civil war.

Rehabilitate the Kadro Movement Sub-branch

This sub-branch allows

Turkey to become

Fascist or

Communist. It also allows the sending of volunteers to the Spanish Civil War.

Pivot to the Past Sub-branch: This sub-branch allows Turkey to reform the Ottoman Empire, rejoin the Central Powers, recreate Austria-Hungary or create the Saadabad Concordat with other Middle Eastern nations.

Reconfigure Turkish Foreign Policy Sub-branch: This sub-branch starts Turkey's foreign relations with either the Allies, the Axis or the Comintern and is able to get bonuses from the major nations.

Join the Allies Sub-branch

This sub-branch allows

Turkey to join the Allies, gain bonuses in the airforce or navy, get war goals against

Romania or

Iran and ask

Britain for their Middle Eastern states.

The Mediterranean Entente/ Join the Axis Sub-branch

This sub-branch allows

Turkey to join the Axis or form the Covenant of the Mediterranean with

Italy. The Mediterranean side of the branch allows the

Bulgarians and

Portuguese to join and the choice between war or alliance with

Greece or

Spain. It also would give war goals against the

United Kingdom,

France or the

Soviet Union. The Axis path allows an alliance with

Germany, military bonuses and meddling in

Iraq.

The Anti-Bolshevik Mediterranean Bloc/ Readdress the Montreux Convention Sub-branch

This sub-branch allows

Turkey to join the Comintern which allows military bonuses and war with

Iran and

Bulgaria.It also allows the formation of an alliance with

Spain and wargoals against the

Soviet Union,

France and the

United Kingdom.

Misak-ı Millî Sub-branch

This branch breaks

Turkey's alliances to expand into the

Soviet Union, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and

China to create the

Turanian Empire.

Continue to Prioritize Balkan Integrity Sub-branch: This sub-branch allows Turkey to create an alliance with the other Balkan nations and would get bonuses that will benefit all faction members.

Learning From the Great War/ Hava Okulu Branch: This Branch allows Turkey to increase its armed force research bonus and fort construction speed.

Technology[edit]

Turkey starts in 1936 with three research slots. It can gain two additional slots from its National focuses - Extra Research Slot and Extra Research Slot II.

Army technology	Naval technology	Air technology	Electronics & Industry
Basic Infantry Equipment Weapons I Mountain Infantry I	Destroyer II Light Cruiser I Battle Cruiser I Battleship I Submarine I Transport Ship	Interwar Fighter Close Air Support I	None
Doctrines
None	None	None

Politics[edit]

National spirits[edit]

Turkey starts with three national spirits with the Battle for the Bosporus expansion enabled. Otherwise it starts with none.

Kemalist Officers

Army experience gain: -10.0%
Stability: +5.00%
Max Planning: +10.00%

The Turkish officer corps are some of the staunchest protectors of Kemalist values. Kemalism remains challenged as an ideology, but the officer corps stand ready to assist the goverment in all manners concerning the protection of the state.

Sectarian Woes

Stability: -15.00%
War support: -15.00%

Turkey's internal divisions are represented geographically through State Modifiers: the Kemalists can be found in the west and in the north, the religious Traditionalists can be found in the central hinterlands as well as in the south, while the Kurdish people can be found in the south-east of the nation.
Interactions with the different Factions can be accessed through the Decisions Tab, as well as through some Focus Effects and Event Options.

Turkey is beset by internal divisions that are drawn across ideological, religious, and ethnic lines. The Kemalists hope to turn Turkey into a secularized state, but there is a large percentage of the population who are fundamentally opposed to the very concept of secularism. In the east, the Kurdish people have caused a great deal of trouble for the Turkish government and seem determined to go the way of rebellion over assimilation. To mend the internal divisions of our country, we will either need to approach these issues with a gentle hand or an iron fist.

Disorganized Armed Forces

Fleet Coordination: -15%
Divisions speed: -10.00%
Divisions Organization: -8.00%
Air Accidents Chance: +15.0%
War support: -15.00%
Training time: +25.00%
Minimum training level: +10%

The Turkish Armed Forces is young much like the country of Turkey itself. Even though our armies emerged from the War of Liberation victorious against the Entente and the Ottomans, our nation paid the price for freedom in blood. There has been little to no enthusiasm for war after losing nearly a quarter of our population in the Great War, but with the spectre of war looming over the world once again ti seems that we will have no choice but to either modernize our forces fast, or ensure that the war never reaches our borders.

Political parties[edit]

Party Name	Party Ideology	Party Leader	Popularity
Müstakil Grup	Democratic	Celâl Bayar	6%
Türkiye Komunist Partisi	Communist	Şefik Hüsnü	0%
Faşist Konsey	Fascist	Mehmet Recep Peker	0%
Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi	Non-Aligned	Mustafa Kemal Atatürk	94%

Ideology[edit]

Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi

Can force government of another country to adopt the same ideology.
Can puppet a country.
Generate war goal tension limit: +50%
Lend-lease tension limit: +40%
Send volunteers tension limit: +40%
Guarantee tension limit: +40%
Join faction tension limit: +40%
Ideology drift defense: -30%

Staff and Designers[edit]

Political Advisors
Advisor	Type	Effect	Cost
Pertev Naili Boratav	Communist Revolutionary	Daily Communism Support: +0.1%	150
Nihal Atsız	Fascist Demagogue	Daily Fascism Support: +0.1%	150
Abbas Cevat	Democratic Reformer	Daily Democracy Support: +0.1	150
Hassan Saka	Ideological Crusader	Same ideology opinion: +20.0%	150
Kâzım Özalp	War Industrialist	Military Factory Construction Speed: +10.0% Dockyard Construction Speed: +10.0%	150
Mümtaz Okman	Captain of Industry	Civilian Factory construction speed: +10.0% Infrastructure construction speed: +10.0% Refinery construction speed: +10.0%	150

Economy[edit]

Laws[edit]

The nation starts with the following laws:

Conscription Law	Economy Law	Trade Law
Limited Conscription 2.5% Recruitable population	Civilian Economy 35% Consumer Goods factories –30% Factory construction speed +30% Factory (type) conversion cost -40% Fuel Gain per Oil -25% Fuel Capacity	Export Focus 50% Resources to market +5% Research speed +10% Factory/Dockyard output +10% Construction speed +20% Civilian intelligence to others +10% Navy intelligence to others

Industry & Resources[edit]

Resources
	Type	No.
	Aluminium	0
	Chromium	344
	Oil	0
	Rubber	0
	Steel	20
	Tungsten	0

Industry
	Type	No.
	Civilian factory	10
	Military factory	4
	Naval dockyard	1

Military[edit]

Army
	Type	No.
	Infantry	21
	Cavalry	3
	Mountaineer	3
	Total divisions	27

Navy
	Type	No.
	Destroyer	6
	Light cruiser	2
	Battlecruiser	1
	Submarine	5
	Total ships	14

Air force
	Type	No.
	Close air support	16
	Fighter	45
	Total planes	61

Army: Turkey's army is bigger than all of its neighbors except the Soviet Union and France.

Manpower Used: 228.00K

Infantry equipment list
Name	Type	Techyear
Mauser 93	Basic Eq.	1918
M38 Kirrikale	Weapons I	1936
STEN MkII	Weapons II	1939
ZB vz 26	Weapons III	1942

Navy: Turkey has a better navy than Bulgaria, Greece, Yugoslavia, and Romania which can be very useful when navally invading. But it is also much smaller than its counterparts in Italy, France, and the UK which have navies stationed near Turkey and can be a big problem.

Manpower Used: 7.50K

Air force: Turkey has a bigger airforce than Greece, Bulgaria, and Iraq

Manpower Used: 1.22K

Strategies and guides[edit]

Turkey begins in 1936 as a very powerful country compared to their neighbours. Due to the large military and medium-sized navy to their neighbors, following the Industrial branch of the default focus tree is imperative for a successful army. Construction technology is specifically important, so using your 3 research slots for the industrial technologies is a good idea. After building up your civilian factories, military factories should be constructed. Since Turkey normally does not join a faction, you have enough time to build up. Focus on Greece first since you two have unfinished business since 1922. You will get nice factories and resources from Greece, then focus on Iraq for oil, then Bulgaria and Yugoslavia if they aren't guaranteed and world tension is low, unless Germany or Italy attacked them first. You can join either the Axis, Allies or Comintern but the Axis faction is advised. You can get French and British colonies in Middle East and Saudi Arabia and Yemen you lost in World War One. Then you can finally reform the Ottoman Empire again, this will give you cores on Iraq, Libya, Tunisia, the Dodecanese, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine. You're a vengeful, powerful country now so it's all up to you how you proceed from after this.

Achievements[edit]

Hardly Anything Sèvres

As the Ottoman Empire, hold the capitals of France, the United Kingdom, Italy, and Japan.

I Captured the Bosporus and All I Got Was This Lousy Achievement

As Greece or Bulgaria, own both sides of the Bosporus. As Turkey, subjugate both Greece & Bulgaria.

Nobody’s Business but the Turks

Restore the Ottoman Sultanate.

One Nation Under Atatürk, Indivisible

As non-aligned Turkey, have zero negative state modifiers.

We’re Putting the Band Back Together

As Turkey, be in a faction with Germany and Austria-Hungary

Countries

Europe

France Italy Netherlands Kingdom of Romania United Kingdom

North America

South America

Brazil Colombia

Asia	China Japan Manchukuo Mengkukuo Shanxi

Africa

Ethiopia

Oceania

Europe

Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Czechoslovakia Denmark Estonia Finland German Reich Greece Hungary Ireland Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Norway Poland Portugal Nationalist Spain Republican Spain Soviet Union Sweden Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia

North America

Dominion of Canada Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic El Salvador Guatemala Haiti Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama United States

South America

Argentina Bolivia Chile Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela

Asia	Afghanistan Bhutan British Malaya British Raj Communist China Guangxi Clique Iran Iraq Mongolia Nepal Oman Philippines Saudi Arabia Siam Sinkiang Tannu Tuva Tibet Xibei San Ma Yemen Yunnan