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Turkey: Southeastern Turkey
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A republic of Asia Minor and southeastern Europe, Turkey has coastlines on the Aegean, Black, and Mediterranean seas. Area: 779,452 sq km (300,948 sq mi), including 23,764 sq km in Europe. Pop. (1994 est.): 61,183,000. Cap.: Ankara. Monetary unit: Turkish lira, with (Oct. 7, 1994) a free rate of 34,441 liras to U.S. $1 (54,779 liras = £1 sterling).
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The eastern highlands region is the most mountainous and rugged portion of Turkey; Mount Ararat (Ağrı Dağı) is the highest peak in the country at 5,165 m (16,945 ft). Many Christians and Jews believe it to be the same Mount Ararat mentioned in the Bible as the place where Noah’s ark came to rest. The eastern highlands are the source for both the Tigris (Dicle) and Euphrates (Firāt)—two of southwestern Asia’s principal rivers. Southeastern Anatolia is a rolling plateau enclosed on the north, east, and west by mountains. A part of the so-called Fertile Crescent, this region has been an important agricultural center since antiquity. About 19 percent of southeastern Anatolia’s area is farmed.
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In 1994, the applicant to the Commission was called to a gendarme station in southeastern Turkey where he was asked to sign several papers he was told were connected with the case. Since the applicant is poorly educated, he later said he did not realize that he had signed a statement to the Commission asking them to withdraw his case. In the meantime the body of K.O. had been exhumed and sent to Adli Tip for a new autopsy.
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