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The film offers a colourful portrait of modern Turkey that combines its remarkable history and impressive technical and economic development. It takes the viewer through the achievements of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founding father of the Republic of Turkey, who managed to reform Turkish industries, infrastructure and education system and bring economic progress and democratisation. At the same time, the film shows the pride that the new generation of Turks takes in their culture as they aim to revive and preserve Anatolian traditions and ancient cities like Bursa, Istanbul or the valleys of Cappadocia.
Besides bridging tradition and innovation, the film also takes stock of the Turkish military contribution to the defence of the West during the Cold War.
📺 Chapters / Key Moments:
00:00 Introduction
02:20 Port of Zonguldak
02:40 Anatolian plain
02:56 Ankara
03:29 Citadel of Ankara (Ankara Kalesi)
03:57 Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Father of all Turks
04:04 Anıtkabir
04:58 Turkish Air Force fighter jets
05:44 Turkish Airlines
07:03 Istanbul University, Süleymaniye Mosque
07:42 Emancipation of women, National Nuclear Research Center
08:27 Turkish Parliament
08:55 Hittites in Anantolia
09:28 Hellenists , Pergamon, Izmir
10:12 Side, South Coast, archeology
11:15 Hierapolis, Phrygia, Pamukkale
12:01 Bosporus, Istanbul
12:35 Cappadocia
13:46 Seljuk Empire, Konya, Antalya, Kayseri
14:18 Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque
14:40 Topkapı Palace, Topkapı Sarayı
15:06 Eyüp Sultan Mosque
15:21 Bursa, Green Mosque, Yeşil Camii, Mosque of Mehmed I
16:10 Aşık İhsani
18:10 Turkish agriculture
18:51 Port of Izmir, merchant and fishing marine
19:10 Turkish food markets
20:07 Turkish embroidery
21:01 Ankara Conservatoire, ballet
21:04 Sword and shield dance of Bursa
22:21 Janissary, yeŋiçeri, March of the Janissaries, music
24:24 Honest John Launcher, Fetih/Fatih
24:33 Turkey and the Iron Curtain, frontier with Soviet Union
26:12 Joint NATO Headquarters
27:07 Turkish Navy, Narrows of the Bosporus and the Dardanelles
28:52 Back to Istanbul for the conclusion
The film was produced by the NATO Information Service as part of the "Prospect of…" series; it built on “The Atlantic Community Series” published in the 1950s, which aimed to introduce each member of the Alliance in a modern way. Three films were produced in total, respectively “Prospect of Turkey” in 1964, “Prospect of Greece” in 1967 and “Prospect of Iceland” in 1968; however, the series was not completed.
Read more about Turkey and NATO in “My country and NATO”, a unique historical module that tells the story of each one of NATO’s members, using curated archival materials to take you back in time.
Find out more about Turkey and NATO: https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/declassified_191048.htm
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The film offers a colourful portrait of modern Turkey that combines its remarkable history and impressive technical and economic development. It takes the viewer through the achievements of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founding father of the Republic of Turkey, who managed to reform Turkish industries, infrastructure and education system and bring economic progress and democratisation. At the same time, the film shows the pride that the new generation of Turks takes in their culture as they aim to revive and preserve Anatolian traditions and ancient cities like Bursa, Istanbul or the valleys of Cappadocia.
Besides bridging tradition and innovation, the film also takes stock of the Turkish military contribution to the defence of the West during the Cold War.
📺 Chapters / Key Moments:
00:00 Introduction
02:20 Port of Zonguldak
02:40 Anatolian plain
02:56 Ankara
03:29 Citadel of Ankara (Ankara Kalesi)
03:57 Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Father of all Turks
04:04 Anıtkabir
04:58 Turkish Air Force fighter jets
05:44 Turkish Airlines
07:03 Istanbul University, Süleymaniye Mosque
07:42 Emancipation of women, National Nuclear Research Center
08:27 Turkish Parliament
08:55 Hittites in Anantolia
09:28 Hellenists , Pergamon, Izmir
10:12 Side, South Coast, archeology
11:15 Hierapolis, Phrygia, Pamukkale
12:01 Bosporus, Istanbul
12:35 Cappadocia
13:46 Seljuk Empire, Konya, Antalya, Kayseri
14:18 Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque
14:40 Topkapı Palace, Topkapı Sarayı
15:06 Eyüp Sultan Mosque
15:21 Bursa, Green Mosque, Yeşil Camii, Mosque of Mehmed I
16:10 Aşık İhsani
18:10 Turkish agriculture
18:51 Port of Izmir, merchant and fishing marine
19:10 Turkish food markets
20:07 Turkish embroidery
21:01 Ankara Conservatoire, ballet
21:04 Sword and shield dance of Bursa
22:21 Janissary, yeŋiçeri, March of the Janissaries, music
24:24 Honest John Launcher, Fetih/Fatih
24:33 Turkey and the Iron Curtain, frontier with Soviet Union
26:12 Joint NATO Headquarters
27:07 Turkish Navy, Narrows of the Bosporus and the Dardanelles
28:52 Back to Istanbul for the conclusion
The film was produced by the NATO Information Service as part of the "Prospect of…" series; it built on “The Atlantic Community Series” published in the 1950s, which aimed to introduce each member of the Alliance in a modern way. Three films were produced in total, respectively “Prospect of Turkey” in 1964, “Prospect of Greece” in 1967 and “Prospect of Iceland” in 1968; however, the series was not completed.
Read more about Turkey and NATO in “My country and NATO”, a unique historical module that tells the story of each one of NATO’s members, using curated archival materials to take you back in time.
Find out more about Turkey and NATO: https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/declassified_191048.htm
▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
Discover the untold stories of NATO. from its birth onwards on: bit.ly/NATOdeclassified
SUBSCRIBE to this NATO History bit.ly/NATOHistorySubscribe
SUBSCRIBE to NATO Channel bit.ly/NATOsubscribe
SUBSCRIBE to NATO News bit.ly/NATONewsSubscribe
Connect with NATO online:
Visit the Official NATO Homepage: bit.ly/NATOhomepage
Find NATO on FACEBOOK: bit.ly/NATOfacebook
Follow @NATO on TWITTER: bit.ly/NATOtwitter
Find NATO on Google+: bit.ly/NATOgoogleplus
Find NATO on LinkedIn: bit.ly/NATOlinkedin
Find NATO on Flickr: bit.ly/NATOflickr
#NATO #NATOHistory #Turkey
