amentary form of government includes a president, a prime minister and cabinet, and a legislature called the Grand National Assembly. The president, prime minister and cabinet took office in 1982. The Grand National Assembly was first elected by the Turkish people in 1983. A second general election was held in 1987.
             Turkey has a population of about 56,549,000. About 85 per cent of the people are descendants of an Asian people called Turks. Turks began to migrate to Anatolia from central Asia during the AD 900's. Kurds form Turkey's largest minority group, with more than
             Turkey has several small minority groups. Arabs, most of which are farmers, live near the Syrian border. Caucasians, people whose ancestors come from the Caucasus Mountains region
             just northwest of Turkey in what is now the Soviet Union.
             Around 48 per cent of Turkey's people live in cities and towns and about 52 per cent live in rural areas. Many people have moved into the cities but there is not enough jobs there for them
             The main language spoken in Turkey is Turkish, which is the country's official language. About 6 p
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