Sultanate of Turkey (1983: Doomsday)

The Sultanate of Turkey is a post-Doomsday nation that arose from the ashes of the now defunct Republic of Turkey.

Pre-Doomsday
Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye), known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( Türkiye Cumhuriyeti (help·)), is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in Western Asia and Thrace in the Balkan region of southeastern Europe. Turkey is bordered by eight countries: Bulgaria to the northwest; Greece to the west; Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, Azerbaijan (the exclave of Nakhchivan) and Iran to the east; and Iraq and Syria to the southeast. The Mediterranean Sea and Cyprus are to the south; the Aegean Sea to the west; and the Black Sea is to the north.

Separating Anatolia and Thrace are the Sea of Marmara and the Turkish Straits (the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles), which are commonly reckoned to delineate the boundary between Europe and Asia,[4] thereby making Turkey a country of significant geostrategic importance.[5] [6] Ethnic Turks form the majority of the population, followed by the Kurds. The predominant religion in



Turkey is Islam and its official language is Turkish.

The Turks began migrating into the area now called Turkey in the eleventh century. The process was greatly accelerated by the Seljuk victory over the Byzantine Empire at the Battle of Manzikert. Several small emirates and the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum ruled Anatolia, until the Mongol Empire's invasion. Starting in the thirteenth century, the Ottomans emirate united Anatolia and created an empire encompassing much of Southeastern Europe, Western Asia and North Africa. After the Ottoman Empire collapsed following its defeat in World War I, parts of it were occupied by the victorious Allies. A cadre of young military officers, led by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, organized a successful resistance to the Allies; in 1923, they would found the modern republic of Turkey with Atatürk as its first president.

Pre-Doomsday Turkey was a democratic, secular, unitary, constitutional republic, with an ancient and historical cultural heritage. As a member of NATO, Turkey was involved in the Cold War. Due to their closeness to the USSR, they hosted a major NATO military apparatus, including nuclear missiles, until they were removed after the Cuban Missile Crisis. Turkish control of the Turkish Straits also kept the Soviets envious and greatly restricted their access to the Meditterrean Sea, especially during wartime.

Turkey has also had a long running rivalry with Greece, another NATO country. This rivalry stemmed from the Turkish control of Greece for several centuries under the Ottoman Empire. Later, Greece fought Turkey in several wars, including the Balkan Wars, World War I, and the Greco-Turkish War of 1922. While overtures for peace were made, tensions remained high. The main source of tensions was the island of Cyprus, which almost brought Greece and Turkey to war several times. In 1974, Turkey invaded the island of Cyprus after a Greek military coup took control of the island. This lead to the collapse of the Greek ruling junta at the time. Turkey continued to occupy the northern portions of the island and nine years later, in 1983, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The situation remained the same up until Doomsday.

In southwestern Turkey, the long oppressed Kurdish minority was also creating problems for Turkey. In 1984, the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) began an armed insurgency to gain independence for the Kurds of Turkey. This began when the PKK announced a Kurdish uprising. The death toll soon began to climb and this conflict would be forever altered by Doomsday.

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Doomsday
As for the rest of the world, Doomsday came suddenly for Turkey and enacted a devestating toll. Due to their membership in NATO, Turkey was a target of the Soviet nuclear barrage. The capital, Ankara, and their largest city and cultural heart of Turkey, Istanbul, were both destroyed by nuclear blasts. In addition, the cities of Erzurum, Izmir, Bursa, Adana, and Alanya were also destroyed. These areas were all major military bases or command posts in Turkey. The infernos quickly subsummed the surrounding area. This destroyed much of the Turkish government and military leadership, which plunged the country into chaos. With the destruction of Istanbul, the Turkish Straits were rendered unpassable due to the intense radiation. Weather patterns pushed the radiation cloud mostly to the north and east of the country, which was devestated by the fallout. However, this left the south and west of the country still struggling and suffering from the radiation, but to a much lesser degree than other areas of the country.

The Soviets also attempted to destroy several other cities, including Bodrum, Kusadasi, Pamukkale, Antalya, Marmaris, and Konya. However, early warning was received from NATO radar sites in the northern regions of the country. With only a few hours, or less, advance warning, all NATO air forces in the country were scrambled. Several waves of bombers also set off north to attack the Soviet Union. Fighter aircraft were able to intercept many of the missiles, saving many thousands of lives. One or two warheads failed to detonate and crashed into the ground causing minimal local damage. Also, Turkish land forces were mobilzed in the east and began attacking Soviet forces in the Caucusus. However, these battles quickly dispursed due to the high concentration of firepower used in the battles, the collapse of communications, and the fear of impending radiation from the nuclear blasts. With most of the military mobilzed, much of the Turkish air force was preserved, but much of the army and navy was destroyed at their bases. Because of this, the military soon began to fracture and collapse as their communications and command centers were destroyed. As a result, the entire country was thrown into chaos. Across much of the country, the social order quickly collapsed and many Turks doubted the survival of their nation.

The Aftermath
After the destruction of Ankara, the Turkish government mostly collapsed. Much of the country was plunged into chaos. Communications were mostly down and the radiation was beginning to spread from the impact sites. As in their previous coups, the Turkish military, lead by what was left of their leadership, quickly attempted to secure as much of the country as possible. However, due to the chaos of the situation, much of the military was either missing or fleeing, so very few military units were able to be gathered. Within three months, the surviving members of the Turkish military leadership were able to make their way to the city of Konya, in southern Turkey. In cooperation with the civilian leadership of the city of Konya, the Turkish military attempted to recall as much of their forces as they could. Many units fleeing from the north in the face of the radiation cloud heard this calling and came to Konya.

As the scattered military slowly came to Konya, the military attempted to establish a government to establish order. Many in the military leadership believed they would be able to quickly and easily secure their control of Konya and the surviving province. However, Konya was, and remains today, a deeply religious city. Known as "the citadel of Islam" before Doomsday, many citizens of Konya believed Doomsday was an judgement of Allah and they must now correct their lives to be accepted by him once more. This made efforts to control the populous nearly impossible. Due to the chaotic state of Turkey at the time, the military leadership did not have the resources, manpower, or time to fight for control of the city. Therefore, to save what was left of the country, the military leadership succumbed to civilian rule on the single condition that the newly formed government remain religiously tolerant and keep the military in the upper levels of leadership. The existing civilian government and Islamic leaders agreed to this condition and set about to form a new government.

Rebirth of the Sultanate
An uneasy coalition quickly formed to lead the new country. A decision was made to write a new constitution was written to lead the nation through this new Post-Doomsday era. After a significant, yet short, debate, the religious and civilian leadership overruled the military and decided to make the new government a sultanate. They viewed installing a strong leader, the sultan, as the only way to guide the nation through this crisis. However, there would be major restrictions on his power made by the new Imperial Council, composed of the military chiefs of staff, the prime minister, and several ministers of state, similarly to the old National Security Council. There would also be a very weak elected unicameral legislature, known as the Imperial Assembly, that would merely meet to discuss and debate problems and ideas from the people. They would have minor powers and would only be able to pass insignificant laws and submit proposals to the Imperial Council and Sultan. In addition, the Sultan would be reign for life, but could be replaced by a three-fourths vote of the Imperial Council and Imperial Assembly.

The debate to choose the first Sultan was short, yet vicious. Many contenders rose to attempt to claim the title. Military, religious, and civilian leaders all vied for the title. It soon became apparent that there could be no one from any of those groups choosen to take up the mantle of Sultan. Luckily, it was recently learned that a descendant of the House of Osman, which was the dynasty that rulled the Ottoman Empire, had managed to survive Doomsday and make his way to Turkey with his family. Ertuğrul Osman was on vacation on a cruise ship in the eastern Meditterean with his family at the time of the Doomsday attack. Once the ship suddenkly lost comunication with much of the outside world, they docked at Antalya, Turkey. During the initial chaotic years of Doomsday, his father, Mehmed Orhan, had died leaving him as the official head of the House of Osman. He was fluent in Turkish, English, German, and French. He was also very intelligent and had always kept up-to-date with global, and especially Turkish, politics. Because of this, he was able to become a leader in local politics in Antalya, though he refused to assert his Imperial ancestory or even reference it. This kept him off the radar and unknown to most of the leaders discussing the new constitution. Once he was discovered though, certain leaders from all sides immediately sought him out in an attempt to end the row between the various groups, so the new government could be formed. Reluctantly, he accepted the title after he obtained assurances that the new government would retain elements of democracy with human and civil rights. He was known as Sultan Ertuğrul II

Six months after Doomsday, on March 15, 1984, the new government was established and most of the survivors of the Turkish military had reached Konya Province. In addition, many of the basic survival needs of the population had been met. The new government, now known as the Sultanate of Turkey, was forced to impose strict rationing, labor gangs, and massive collective farms on most of the open land to provide for the population. Any violation was met with exile or execution, which punishment was up to the one who had committed the crime. Many of the early ones chose death once they say the chaos outside the borders of the Sultanate. However, due to these harsh measures, the Sultanate was able to survive and expand slowly. Within a year of Doomsday, the Sultanate had expanded to control Konya, Isparta, Karaman, Aksaray, Niğde, Burdur, Antalya, and Mersin provinces. In Adana Province, some surviving elements of the Turkish miltary, along with NATO forces stationed at Incirlik Air Base, had taken control and somewhat stablized the province. However, their situation was desperate and radiation from impact sites in Syria had affected the area. After seeing the stronger Sultanate of Turkey, the Turkish military contingents in the area elected to join. While the NATO troops were reluctant to join what they viewed as a dictatorship, they realized that stability was better than their rights and also joined.

Reclaiming Turkey


Seven years after Doomsday, the Sultanate of Turkey has managed to unite most of southern Turkey. Much of the country is still in chaos and the radiation levels in the north of the country are still radioactive, but in recent years the radiation has decreased enough to allow exploration and settlement of the northern provinces. As a result, the Sultanate has sent expeditions north to explore the desolant provinces and they have returned with reports of the nuclear wasteland that is Ankara and desperate communities that are savagely fighting for resources. Also as a result of these expeditions, in 1995, the Sultanate has discovered the Greek state of Thrace, which controlled much of formerly Turkish territory. The Turks were infuriated, but knew they could do nothing. This reignited Turkish nationalism and redirected many Turkish resources to strenghtening their military, which was difficult due to their minimal reindustrialization. Nonetheless, they would not allow Greeks to hold any Turkish territory for longer than they could prevent. While they knew they would not be able to openly deal with them for many years, they prepared and waited.

Nonetheless through Greece, Turkey was able to gain access to the rest of the world. Only then did they realize the true extent of Doomsday. For the next te years, the Sultanate of Turkey sent out military expeditions to resecure central and northern Turkey. Once expeditions reached the outskirts of Ankara, they quarantined the former capital and began to provide for the small communities that continued to survive outside the city. They continued northward until they reached the boarders of Thrace in 1995. Knowing they could not continue further due to Thrace's membership in the powerful Confederation of Greece, the Sultanate turned its attention eastward intent on reclaiming the lands of eastern Turkey.

The Hatayan-Sultanate War
In 1997, they reached the border of the Republic of Hatay, a powerful independent nation that rose after Doomsday. Beginning in the Hatayan capital of Iskenderum, Turkish military leaders seized control of the Hatay Province and established a militaristic oligarchy. They harshly suppressed rebellion in the province and by 1988 were poised to begin their expansion. Using their superior coordination and military forces, they expanded deep into northern Syria and southern Turkey. They marched west to Mersin and conquered west to the Kurdish border. In 1994, they initiated a war with the Republic of Kurdistan, whom the severely underestimated. They were defeated and driven back across the border. Luckily, Kurdistan refused to advance into their territory at that time, which saved the Republic while halting their eastward expansion

In 1997, the Republic of Hatay believed they had sufficiently rebuilt to be able to combat the Sultanate of Turkey. Though the Sultanate had a greater population than the Republic, Hatayan military leaders believed believed that the Sultanate was stretched too thin from their recent conquests in the north and would be easy to defeat in their primary southern territories. According to their military planners, Hatay would be able to successfully invade and defeat the Sultanate by reaching Konya within 9 months. If they were able to reach Konya, they believed that the Sultanate would fall. With this conviction, they began massing troops on their border. On April 12, 1997, the Republic of Hatay invaded the Sultanate of Turkey.

The invasion began in the early morning hours and was able to quickly overwhelm the border defenses. Within seven weeks, the Hatayan forces had reached Karapinar, which was only 100 km from Konya, the Sultanate's capital. The Hatayans had rightfully assumed that the Sultanate was spread thin due to their conquests. However, what they did not anticipate, was the speed with which they reassembled their forces and the large number of conscripts their larger population was able to mobilize. Three months after the invasion, the Republic of Hatay was pushed back to just beyond Silifke, only a few kilometers from their border. At this point, the Hatayan military leaders realized what they had done and fortified their forces for the impending invasion. The Sultanate was able to devote an increasing amount of soldiers to the war effort due to the stabilization of the northern frontier. Slowly, Hatay was driven back until Feburary of 1998, they were decisively defeated at the Battle of Osmaniye, which opened the road to Iskenderum, Gaziantep, and beyond. In June of 1998, the Hatayan capital, Iskenderum, was taken and the Republic of Hatay collapsed. The remants of the central government continued to fight in northern Syria and the Kurdish border provinces. Much of the still unconquered eastern portions of the nation rebelled, due to the harsh treatment of the Hatayan government, and joined the Sultanate. Finally, on November 11, 1999, the last of the Hatayan military leaders surrendered and the war was finally over. The entirety of the Republic of Hatay was annexed into the Sultanate of Turkey.

End of the Millenium
After the Hatayan War, Turkish forces had reached the border of the Republic of Kurdistan, another nation that had arisen from the ashes of Doomsday. They also controlled parts of southern Turkey, which further infuriated the Turks. Kurdistan, having a long and bloody history with Turkey, immediately began to strenghten their military to protect their borders. Both countries stood ready for war, but both knew they could not entirely win. However, the Turks had proved themselves militarily against the Hatayans and were prepared to defend themselves when necessary. This standoff eventually grew into a minor arms race between the two nations with each seek to expand their militaries to eventually defeat the other. The primary Turkish goal was the conquest of northern Kurdistan, which was part of pre-Doomsday Turkey. However, the more radical of the nationalists and royalists demanded the complete annexation of Kurdistan to forever eliminate the threat they posted to the Sultanate and begin the recreation of the Turkish Empire. The primary Kurdish goal was the defeat of the Sultanate of Turkey and the permanent security of their borders. Due to their long fight for indepedence, very few Kurds were eager for conquest and merely desired to ensure their national existence. As a result, they began strengthening ties to their neighbor and ally, Iran, as a counterbalance for the rising strength of the Sultanate of Turkey.

Interaction with the Outside World
The Sultanate of Turkey was able to establish contact with the outside world, first through Thrace, then through its successor the Confederation of Greece. Turkey was able to reestablish contact with other countries in the area, namely Israel, Egypt, Sicily, Alpine Confederation, and Pais Del Oro. Through these countries, Turkey was able to discover what had happened to the country after Doomsday. Unfortunately, most of Turkey's primary allies were divided and weak. Most were still recomposing themselves from Doomsday. Meanwhile, the United States was completely destroyed. However, Turkey's traditional enemy, Greece, had become a powerful nation that dominated the eastern Meditterrean. The Soviet Union, the one country Turkey truly feared, was driven past the Urals due to the nuclear strikes and now had no control of their western territories in Ukraine and the Caucusus. Many of the nationalists in the Turkish elite began to discuss the potentials this power vacuum could offer Turkey.

Reindustrialization
Since his assention to the throne, Sultan Ertuğrul II had become an unexpected political force in the new Sultanate. When the government was formed, most of the Turkish elite assumed the Sultan would be a mere figurehead that would have little power. Due to his great intelligence, eloquance, and support for democracy, he became extremely popular with the general public with and many among the civilian and military factions. Using his influence, he introduced a Reindustrialization program to the Imperial Assembly in 1998. After several weeks of debate in the Imperial Assembly, which had recently been strengthened by the Sultan, and the approval of the Imperial Council, the Turkish Reindustrialization Act went into law. Institutions similar to those created by Kemal Ataturk in the 1920s were created. They placed most of the Turkish economy under centralized government control. The goal was to maximize the efficency of all available resources for the purpose of rebuilding the Turkish industrial and agricultural base. In addition, capital was also devoted to improve and expand the nation's energy production capabilities. They used what little oil they had in addition to mass-produced solar panels and wind turbines. The program was organized into several three-year plans with each designed to improve another aspect of the Turkish economy. The first Three-Year Plan (TYP) focused on energy and agricultural production. The second Three-Year Plan focused on industrial development. The third, and final, Three-Year Plan focused on military development and nuclear recovery.

The Macedonian Intervention
Contact with the Kingdom of Macedonia was established in 1992. After a visit of the Macedonian King and President, a formal alliance was established in 1993. This friendship was seen by the Turkish goverment as the first step to reasserting its influence in the Balkans. Despite Macedonia's internal problems, the two nations were able to increase trade between them and establish a formal military cooperation. Beginning in 1996, the Turkish military began sending advisers to Macedonia to further train and equip their military. This was done after a request from the Macedonian government to help strengthen their military, so they would be able to respond to any ethnic violence that broke out in the region. In 1997, a Serbian independence faction broke away from Macedonia and established the dictatorial Serbian Republic. This started a massive civil war in Macedonia that Turkey was soon drawn into. With the outbreak of war, Turkey immediately increased its number of advisers in Macedonia. In Feburary 1998, Turkey also rapidly increased its arms shipments to the country and allowed Macedonian use of their special forces against the Serbian rebels. With this assistance, the Kingdom of Macedonia was able to begin to repel the rebels and further encroach into their territory. After much debate in the Imperial Council and Imperial Assembly, the deployment of 5,000 soldiers to Macedonia was approved by a slim margin. The growing New Turkiye Party pushed for this deployment to further increase their influence in Macedonian affairs. These troops were decisive to the Macedonian war effort and played a major role in the pivitol Battle of Skopje. On December 31, 1999, the last of the Serbian rebels surrendered and the war was over. The Macedonian government greatly thanked Turkey and its soldiers returned home. Once they arrived, they were greeted as heroes, which showed the popularity of the war. The nationalists and expansionists in the Turkish government realized that war was a way for them to gain power in the government. This would set the stage for later conflict.

Conquest of the East
Before Doomsday, eastern Turkey was a heavily fortified region because it bordered the Soviet Union. As a result, most of the Turkish military was located in the area. After the collapse of the central government, many of the generals in eastern Turkey became independent warlords who began establishing their borders as quickly as possible. Some generals joined forces to become stronger nations. Others continued alone and created smaller nations. Initially, they all focused on survival, but beginning in 1993, these warlords became sufficiently stable to begin to wage war against other. Several warlords joined forces and established coalitions to expand their conquests. In response, other coalitions formed to oppose them, and soon the entire region was engulfed in violence.

Beginning in 2001, the Sultanate of Turkey began expanding into the eastern frontier. Slowly, it was able to conquer several smaller warlord states, but was rebuffed by several larger ones. Seeing the chaos that engulfed this region, the Turkish government quickly set out to establish a series of alliances to break up the coalitions in the area opening them up to conquest. By the spring of 2005, the Sultanate had established strategic alliances with several warlords, including some of the strongest. These new alliances shattered the existing coalitions in the area. In the summer of 2002, the Sultanatee launched a massive offensive against the eastern Turkish warlords. Several weaker warlords surrendered as soon as the Turkish Imperial Army crossed their borders. The stronger ones quickly attempted to form a desperate coalition to withstand the Sultanate. However, due to the lack of common borders and the muli-prong attack launched by the Sultanate-allied warlords, this coalition was ineffective and was unable to resist the Turkish offensive. In July 2009, the last of the indepedent eastern Turkish warlords surrendered. The remaining warlords who were allied with the Sultanate dissolved their territory and military into the Sultanate. With this campaign complete, all of Turkey, with the exception of the Kurdish and Greek controlled areas, were under the control of the Sultanate.

Government
The Sultanate of Turkey is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy. The Head of State is the Sultan, who is currently Bayezid Osman. The Sultan retains substantial powers, but primarily delegates those powers to the Imperial Council, which he chairs. He also retains ceremonial powers, such as officially appointing the Prime Minister and members of Cabinet and receive ambassadors. He can also dissolve the Imperial Assembly with the approval of the Impeiral Council.


 * Sultans of Turkey


 * 1) Ertuğrul Osman (Ertugrul II March 15, 1984 - September 23, 2009
 * 2) Bayezid Osman(Bayezid II September 23, 2009 - Present)

The Imperial Council is the primary executive body of the Sultante of Turkey. It is composed of the Sultan, the Prime Minister, the cabinet ministers, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. It was created as a compromise of the civilian, military, and religous leaders who founded the Sultanate. It both restricts the Sultan and commands the Imperial Assembly. Only it has the power to ratify treaties, deploy the military, and coordinate the functions of government.
 * The Prime Minister is the official Chief of State of the Sultante of Turkey. He is typically the leader of the majority party in the Imperial Assembly or the agreed upon leader of the ruling coalition. He leads the Assembly, guides the legislative process, and enacts government policies. In reality, he must act with a majority in the Imperial Council to be effective.
 * The Cabinet Ministers are the heads of the various departments within the executive branch of government. In all, there are 15 cabinet ministers. Each commands their ministry and directs their policies. They are a crucial and deciding part of the Imperial Council and must act by their direction.
 * Foreign Ministry
 * Finance Ministry
 * Defense Ministry
 * Interior Ministry
 * Justice Ministry
 * Agricultural Ministry
 * Commerce Ministry
 * Labor Ministry
 * Health Ministry
 * Transportation Ministry
 * Housing Ministry
 * Culture Ministry
 * Energy Ministry
 * Education Ministry
 * Intelligence Ministry
 * The Joint Chiefs of Staff are the heads of the various branches of the military and national police. There is a Chief of Staff for the Army, Navy, Air Force, National Police, and Imperial Militia.

The Imperial Assembly is the legistlative body of the Sultanate of Turkey. It is a unicameral legislature with 550 members. It retains sole legislative power, but in the early years was subbordinate to the Imperial Council in practicality. It is similiar to the pre-Doomsday Grand National Assembly, but has been modified to deal with the post-Doomsday world. Its members are elected for 5 year terms from their electoral district. Unlike the pre-Doomsday Assembly, the Imperial Assembly only requires a party to win 5% of the overall vote to be seated resulting in more parties being present in the Assembly. It is divided into various committees and subcommittees where most of the legislative work is done. Each committee or subcommittee dominates legislation in their relevant area.

The Turkish Judiciary is divided into a variety of different courts. The primary national court is the High Council of Justice, which is the ultimate decider on judicial questions. They must base their decision on the constitution, existing laws, and the facts. They are highly independent, though all national court judges must be approved by the Imperial Assembly.

Politics
After Doomsday, most Turkish political parties dissolved for various reasons. Since then, many new parties have appeared representing the new factions in Turkish society.

The New Türkiye Party is a new political party formed since Doomsday. It primarily finds its support among the nationalist and militarist factions in the government. In the late 1990s, the New Turkiye Party began to win more seats in the Imperial Assembly. In 2000, it became the majority party. Once it rose to power, it began a rapid expansionist agenda beginning with the Eastern Conquest. It seeks to establish Turkey as a post-Doomsday superpower.

The Party of Virtue is another new political party formed since Doomsday. They were founded by religious leaders in Konya, which is its primary base of support. It is considered the only true Islamic political party. It's policies are generally very socially and politically conservative. There are many factions within the party, one of which calls for the establishment of a caliphate and an Islamic Empire. It has remained a minority party throughout its history, but has had influence on political affairs within the nation such as its Islamic trends.

The Royalist Party are a group of newcomers to the political arena. They were formed shortly after the creation of the Sultanate. The generally support the power of the Sultan and the policies laid down by the first Sultan, Ertuğrul II. While they support a strong sultanate, they are generally pro-democratic and fairly socially liberal. From 1994-1999, they were the largest party in the Imperial Assembly. They ruled through a coalition government with the Republican's People Party for those years.

The Conservative Party is a new party created post-Doomsday. They are an extrememly pro-democracy party with conservative viewpoints on government. While they are socially liberal, they believe in a government that minimally interferes with people's daily lives. They also oppose how the Reindustrialization program is run. They were the dominant party in the early years of the Sultanate, 1984-1989. They have often collaborate with the New Turkiye Party and Party of Virtue to pursue their common policies in recent years.

The Republican's People Party is the only major pre-Doomsday party in Turkish politics. It is a liberal, pro-democracy power that has come to accomadate itself with the new Sultanate. They support the Reindustrialization program, expansive government economic controls, and social liberalism. However, they oppose military expansionism.

Military
The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) are divided into three branches: the Turkish Imperial Army (Türk İmparatorluk Ordusu), the Turkish Imperial Navy (Türk İmparatorluk Donanması),, and the Turkish Imperial Air Force (Türk İmparatorluk Hava Kuvvetleri). In the early years after the formation of the Sultanate, primary developmental focus was on the Army. The Army was the primary instrument with which security, stability, and order was maintained in the early years after Doomsday. However, starting in 1995, increased funding was appropriated for the Navy to advance its increasing interests at sea, which were primarily related with trade. Also, the country was beginning to trend towards the nationalistic anti-Greece stance it holds today. Turkish leaders realized that they would need a strong navy to compete with the major naval power that was the Confederation, now Federation, of Greece. The Air Force is a newly rebuilt arm of the Turkish Armed Forces. While older planes from the Republic of Turkey's Air Force and those obtained from NATO forces based in Turkey at the time of Doomsday was maintained, no new planes were built nor was the air force expanded until 2001 with the beginning of the Reindustrialization program. The Turkish Air Force is posed to become the dominant aerial combat force in the Middle East.

The Turkish military reimplemented conscription in 1999. All able men ages 20-40 are required to spend 15 months in military service. There are reduced terms of service for those with higher level education or those who are in crucial areas of the Turkish government or economy. This has resulted in an extrememly large Turkish military. Most conscripts are deployed for internal security and border defense. Volunteer units are used, almost exclusively, for offensive operation.

As a result of their membership in NATO, Turkey is involved in NATO's nuclear sharing program. This is the sharing of American nuclear weapons, including bombs, warheads, and artillery rounds, with their NATO allies. The Sultanate seized these weapons from American personnel at Incirlik Air Base. While the codes were technically under the control of American personnel, these codes were given to Turkish military authorities after the nuclear strikes on Istanbul and Ankara. However, none of these weapons were used as a result of the destruction of both major superpowers in the initial strikes. Even though the base was destroyed in the nuclear destruction of Adana, most of these weapons were airlifted off the base once the warning was received. They were hidden in secret fallback bases the Turkish military kept in the surrounding hillside. Once the Sultanate expanded into this area, surviving Turkish military leaders in the area surrendered the weapons, which were then transferred to Sultanate military control under the exclusive authorization control of the Imperial Council. Knowledge of their possession of these weapons have been kept secret to maintain good relations with other states.

As with pre-Doomsday Turkey, the military of the Sultanate of Turkey remains a powerful millitary force with significant political influence. It remains a defender of the secularism of the Turkish nation. In addition, it is a major supporter and component of the New Türkiye Party. Lead by its military supporters, the New Türkiye Party has began a militaristic expansion for the purpose of expansion in the Middle East and southeast Europe.

Beginning in the mid-1990s, the Turkish military began developing its own military supplies. Previously, it had relied on the left over military supplies from pre-Doomsday. With the assistance of NATO personnel trapped in Turkey after Doomsday, the Turkish military reverse enginnered many American aircraft, tanks, and other weaponry, which were immediately put into mass production. In additon, the Turkish miltary began developing new weapons, which were state-of-the-art. With these new weapons, the Turkish military was able to arm its military properly and make it one of the strongest in the region.

Economy
Largely as a result of the Reindustrialization program, the Turkish economy, by 2010, has successfully reindustrialized. The country's industrial and agricultural bases in the territories it controls have recovered from Doomsday and have surpassed it in many ways. Unfortunately, the loss of the Turkish Straits, Thrace, Kurdistan, and the Aegean coastal territories, along with the destruction of Ankara, has resulted in a loss of many major Turkish industrial centers and some resources. Starting in 2008, the Turkish government began to withdraw from day-to-day economic operations as it once again allowed private sector growth. As a result, economic growth has dramatically increased. The Turkish economy has focused on heavy industry, raw materials, steel, automobiles, shipbuilding, and electronics. This has been due to the government's focus on military development and recent nationalistic and expansionist trends from the ruling New Türkiye Party. The nation's agriculture has also become export-driven with the surplus being exported to Macedonia, Lebanon, Syria, and Israel. Political decisions have prevented large-scale trade with the neighboring Federation of Greece.

Due to its greater emergency on the regional stage, Turkey has been attempting to increase its trade with neighboring nations. Major trading expeditions have been sent out to Macedonia, Isreal, Lebanon, Egypt, Sicily, Pas del Oro, Corsica, the Alpine Confederation, and beyond. So far, all of these expeditions have been successful in establishing trade between the involved nations. Thanks to this increased trade, Turkey is once again connected to global trade and communication networks.

Turkey is also developing hydroelectric power in the eastern portions of the country, primarily on the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. While this has led to tension with nations downstream of the hyrdoelectric dams, primarily Kurdistan, Turkey is now energy-independent and, combined with its petroleum reserves and developments of wind and solar power, have given Turkey the option of exporting energy to neighboring states. They have used this to influence nations in the Caucusus and other nearby areas. The Turkish government aims for Turkey to become the dominant economy in the Greater Middle East and use their economic power accordingly.

International Relations
Ever since emerging on the international stage, the Sultanate of Turkey has maintained few relations with the rest of the world. Currently, they have ambassadors in Lebanon, the Confederation of Greece, Israel, Egypt, Sicily, and Jordan.

In the Summer of 2002, the Sultanate of Turkey signed a formal alliance with Lebanon. Both countries hope that it will lead to greater oppurtunities for both parties. Since the signing of the alliance, the economies of the the two nations have begun increasinly integrated, which has resulted in positive benefits for both nations.

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