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1. Child Labour Statistics by the International Labour Organization
   Provides definitions of child laborers, their methodologies in generating statistics, and links for each country.
   02-21-2008 : albania, algeria, angola, anguilla, argentina, armenia, asia and the pacific, azerbaijan, bangladesh, belize, benin, bolivia, bosnia and herzegovina, botswana, brazil, burkina faso, burundi, cambodia, cameroon, côte d'ivoire, central african republic, chad, child labor statistics, children at risk, chile, colombia, comoros, congo (brazaville), costa rica, dominican republic, ecuador, egypt, el salvador, estonia, ethiopia, gambia, ghana, guatemala, guinea, guinea-bissau, guyana, haiti, honduras, india, iraq, italy, jamaica, kenya, labor, lao people's democratic republic, latin america and the caribbean, lebanon, lesotho, liberia, madagascar, malawi, mali, mauritius, mexico, moldova, mongolia, morocco, mozambique, namibia, nepal, nicaragua, niger, nigeria, pakistan, palestinian territory, panama, paraguay, peru, philippines, portugal, republic of, romania, russian federation, rwanda, sao tome and principe, senegal, sierra leone, south africa, sri lanka, sub-saharan africa, sudan, swaziland, tanzania, thailand, togo, tonga, trinidad and tobago, turkey, uganda, ukraine, united kingdom, united republic of, united states, uruguay, uzbekistan, venezuela, viet nam, work force, world, yemen, zambia, zimbabwe
2. Turkey's Tigers by the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), "Wide Angle," produced by Thirteen/WNET
   A 2006 documentary about developments in Turkey, a country that historically "has been run by a stridently secular business and political elite struggling to align itself with the Western world, while its pious Muslims have been pushed to the political an
   02-21-2008 : classroom discussion items, democracy, extremism, faiths, history, islam, religion and politics, teaching resources, turkey
3. Can Secular Democracy Survive in Turkey? by Robert Ruby, Senior Editor, Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life
   This May 2007 article examines "growing doubts among Turks that democracy can thrive in their country and increasing worries that Islam is playing a larger, and possibly harmful, role in politics."
   02-21-2008 : democracy, extremism, faiths, islam, religion and politics, turkey
4. Librarians’ Internet Index: Genocide
   A well-organized starting point for reliable, librarian-selected Internet resources.
   02-14-2008 : armenia, cambodia, genocide, holocaust, human rights, rwanda, turkey
5. Canadian International Development Agency: Eastern Europe
   Shares Canada's commitment, results, and brief country profiles. Also has 'Facts at a Glance', projects, Canada's response to the Tsunami, and more.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   02-11-2007 : albania, armenia, azerbaijan, belarus, bosnia and herzegovina, bulgaria, country studies, croatia, czech republic, eastern europe, estonia, georgia, hungary, international development, latvia, lithuania, macedonia, moldova, poland, romania, russia, serbia and montenegro, slovakia, slovenia, turkey, ukraine
6. Turkic Republics and Communities
   'The most complete guide to the Turkic world.'
   01-19-2007 : ethnography, turkey, turkic republics, unreached people groups
7. Country Studies
   Links with no descriptions.
   01-19-2007 : afghanistan, albania, algeria, angola, armenia, austria, azerbaijan, bangladesh, belarus, belize, bhutan, bolivia, brazil, bulgaria, cambodia, caribbean islands, chad, chile, china, colombia, comoros, country studies, cyprus, czech republic, dominican republic, ecuador, egypt, el salvador, estonia, ethiopia, finland, georgia, germany, ghana, guyana, haiti, honduras, hungary, india, indonesia, iran, iraq, israel, ivory coast, japan, jordan, kazakstan, kyrgyzstan, laos, latvia, lebanon, libya, lithuania, madagascar, maldives, mauritania, mauritius, mexico, moldova, mongolia, nepal, nicaragua, nigeria, north korea, pakistan, panama, paraguay, persian gulf states, peru, philippines, poland, portugal, romania, russia, saudi arabia, seychelles, singapore, somalia, south africa, south korea, spain, sri lanka, sudan, syria, tajikistan, thailand, turkey, turkmenistan, uganda, uruguay, uzbekistan, venezuela, vietnam
8. World Factbook
   Covers geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for most countries and islands.
   01-16-2007 : akrotiri, antarctica, arctic ocean, aruba, ash and cartier islands, atlantic ocean, baker island, bassas da india, cote d'ivoire, country studies, england, equatorial guinea, eritrea, europa island, european union, falkland islands, faroe islands, federated states of, french guiana, french metropolitan, french polynesia, french southern and antarctic territories lands, glorioso islands, great britain, guernsey, guinea-bissau, heard and mcdonald islands, holy see, howland island, indian ocean, islas malvinas, isle of, ivory coast, jan mayen, jarvis island, johnston atoll, juan de nova island, kingman reef, kiribati, laos, latvia, lebanon, lesotho, liberia, libya, liechtenstein, lithuania, luxembourg, macau, macedonia, madagascar, malawi, malaysia, maldives, mali, malta, man, marshall islands, martinique, mauritania, mauritius, mayotte, mexico, micronesia, midway islands, moldova, monaco, mongolia, montserrat, morocco, mozambique, myanmar, namibia, nauru, navassa island, nepal, netherlands, netherlands antilles, new caledonia, new zealand, nicaragua, niger, nigeria, niue, norfolk island, north korea, northern mariana islands, norway, oman, pacific ocean, pakistan, palau, palmyra atoll, panama, papua new guinea, paracel islands, paraguay, peru, philippines, pitcairn islands, poland, portugal, puerto rico, qatar, reunion, romania, russian federation, rwanda, samoa, san marino, sao tome and principe, saudi arabia, senegal, serbia and montenegro, seychelles, sierra leone, singapore, slovakia, slovenia, solomon islands, somalia, south africa, south georgia and south sandwich islands, south korea, southern ocean, spain, spratly islands, sri lanka, st. helena, st. kitts and nevis, st. lucia, st. pierre and miquelon, st. vincent and the grenadines, sudan, suriname, svalbard and jan mayen islands, swaziland, sweden, switzerland, syria, taiwan, tajikistan, tanzania, thailand, timor-leste, togo, tokelau, tonga, trinidad and tobago, tromelin island, tunisia, turkey, turkmenistan, turks and caicos islands, tuvalu, uganda, ukraine, united arab emirates, united kingdom, united states of america, united states pacific island wildlife refuges, uruguay, uzbekistan, vanuatu, vatican city, vatican city state, venezuela, viet nam, virgin islands (british), virgin islands (u.s.), wake island, wallis and futuna, west bank, western sahara, yemen, yugoslavia, zambia, zimbabwe
9. Behind the Name: Etymology and History of First Names
   Gives the history behind first names from England, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Iran, Turkey, India, some parts of Africa, and a number of other countries. Also covers Arabic names, biblical names, and mythological names.
   01-12-2007 : african, albanian, arabic, arabic names, armenian, azerbaijani, basque, biblical names, breton, bulgarian, catalan, chinese, cornish, corsican, czech and slovak, danish, dutch, england, english, esperanto, estonian, etymologies, finnish, first names, france, french, frisian, galician, german, germany, great britain, greek, hawaiian, hungarian, icelandic, igbo, india, indian, iran, iranian, ireland, irish, italian, italy, japanese, jewish, kazakh, khmer, korean, kurdish, latvian, lithuanian, macedonian, manx, maori, modern english, mythological names, names, native american, north korea, norwegian, polish, portuguese, provencal, romanian, russian, scottish, serbian and croatian, slovene, south korea, spain, spanish, swedish, thai, traditional english, turkey, turkish, ukrainian, united kingdom, vietnamese, welsh, yoruba
10. WWF-Turkey
    Seeks to 'enhance the conservation of Turkey's biodiversity and promote the sustainable use of its natural resources.' In English and Turkish. Searchable.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    01-11-2007 : conservation projects (natural resources), gediz delta, sustainable use of its natural resources, turkey, turkey's biodiversity, wildlife conservation
11. History of the Muslims: Empires of Islam
    A history of the Muslims people in relation to it's empires.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    01-11-2007 : baghdad, cotdoba, damascus, empires, india, islam, kufa, mediana, medina, muhammad, muslims, prophet muhammad, turkey
12. One World - Nations Online
    'Made to improve cross-cultural understanding and global awareness through information.... a portal of gateways to the countries, cultures and nations in this world, a reference directory ...' and more.
    01-11-2007 : afghanistan, akrotiri, albania, algeria, american samoa, andorra angola, anguilla, antarctica, antigua and barbuda, arctic ocean, argentina, armenia, aruba, ash and cartier islands, atlantic ocean, australia, austria, azerbaijan, bahamas, baker island, bangladesh, barbados, bassas da india, belarus, belgium, belize, benin, bermuda, bhutan, bolivia, bosnia and herzegovina, botswana, bouvet island, brazil, british indian ocean territory, british virgin islands, brunei, bulgaria, burkina faso, burma, burundi, cambodia, cameroon, canada, cape verde, cayman islands, central african republic, chad, chile, china, christmas island, clipperton island, cocos islands, colombia, comoros, congo, congo (brazzaville), congo (kinshasa), cook islands, coral sea islands, costa rica, cote d'ivoire, country studies, croatia, cuba, cyprus, czech republic, denmark, dhekelia, djibouti, dominica, dominican republic, east timor, ecuador, egypt, el salvador, england, equatorial guinea, eritrea, estonia, ethiopia, europa island, european union, falkland islands, faroe islands, federated states of, fiji, finland, france, french guiana, french metropolitan, french polynesia, french southern and antarctic territories lands, gabon, gambia, gaza strip, georgia, germany, ghana, gibraltar, great britain, greece, greenland, grenada, guadeloupe, guam, guatemala, guernsey, guinea, guinea-bissau, guyana, haiti, heard and mcdonald islands, holy see, honduras, hong kong, howland island, hungary, iceland, india, indian ocean, indonesia, iran, iraq, ireland, islas malvinas, isle of, israel, italy, ivory coast, ivory coast - cote d'ivoire, jamaica, jan mayen, japan, jarvis island, jersey, johnston atoll, jordan, juan de nova island, kazakhstan, keeling islands, kenya, kingman reef, kiribati, kuwait, kyrgyzstan, laos, latvia, lebanon, lesotho, liberia, libya, liechtenstein, lithuania, luxembourg, macau, macedonia, madagascar, malawi, malaysia, maldives, mali, malta, man, marshall islands, martinique, mauritania, mauritius, mayotte, mexico, micronesia, midway islands, moldova, monaco, mongolia, montserrat, morocco, mozambique, myanmar, namibia, nauru, navassa island, nepal, netherlands, netherlands antilles, new caledonia, new zealand, nicaragua, niger, nigeria, niue, norfolk island, north korea, northern mariana islands, norway, oman, pacific ocean, pakistan, palau, palmyra atoll, panama, papua new guinea, paracel islands, paraguay, peru, philippines, pitcairn islands, poland, portugal, puerto rico, qatar, reunion, romania, russian federation, rwanda, samoa, san marino, sao tome and principe, saudi arabia, senegal, serbia and montenegro, seychelles, sierra leone, singapore, slovakia, slovenia, solomon islands, somalia, south africa, south georgia and south sandwich islands, south korea, southern ocean, spain, spratly islands, sri lanka, st. helena, st. kitts and nevis, st. lucia, st. pierre and miquelon, st. vincent and the grenadines, sudan, suriname, svalbard and jan mayen islands, swaziland, sweden, switzerland, syria, taiwan, tajikistan, tanzania, thailand, timor-leste, togo, tokelau, tonga, trinidad and tobago, tromelin island, tunisia, turkey, turkmenistan, turks and caicos islands, tuvalu, uganda, ukraine, united arab emirates, united kingdom, united states of america, united states pacific island wildlife refuges, uruguay, uzbekistan, vanuatu, vatican city, vatican city state, venezuela, viet nam, virgin islands (british), virgin islands (u.s.), wake island, wallis and futuna, west bank, western sahara, yemen, yugoslavia, zambia, zimbabwe,
13. World Factbook: Turkey
    Covers geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.
    12-19-2006 : turkey
14. Menic: Turkey
    Provides info on country's history, geography, business, culture, and government.
    12-15-2006 : turkey
15. BBC Country Profile: Turkey
    An overview of the country's political history, statistics, leader profiles, and more. Click on the Timeline link on the right side of the page for a chronology of events.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-29-2006 : chronologies, leader profiles, political history, statistics, timeline, turkey
16. Selections of Arabic, Persian, and Ottoman Calligraphy
    'This presentation exhibits 355 Arabic calligraphy sheets, ranging from the 9th to the 19th centuries.' Images are accompanied by a background essay about the scripts. The site also includes special presentations on Ottoman and Persian calligraphic styles and noteworthy items, and a bibliography.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-10-2006 : alphabets, arabic, arabs, calligraphy: arabic, calligraphy: ottoman, calligraphy: persian, iran, koran, kufi, language, persians, qur'an, turkey, turks, writing, writing systems
17. Turkey (Al Mashriq, the Levant: Cultural Riches from the Countries of the Eastern Mediterranean)
    Covers the arts, business, food, geography, literature, people, politics, history, and more in the Levant, including Turkey. Not well organized.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-09-2006 : arts: turkey, business: turkey, cooking: turkey, eastern mediterranean, food: turkey, geography: turkey, history: turkey, literature: turkey, mediterranean: eastern: turkey, people: turkey, politics: turkey, recipes: turkey, turkey
18. Style and Status: Imperial Costumes From Ottoman Turkey
    Companion to 'the first international exhibition devoted to sumptuous and graphically stunning imperial Turkish robes (kaftans) from the 16th and 17th century.' Includes detailed views of these garments and links to sites on topics such as Ottoman women and the visual arts, and the Topkapi Palace.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-09-2006 : 1288-1918, costume: turkey, fashion, history, textile fabrics: turkey, turkey, turkey: history: ottoman empire
19. Amnesty International Library: Turkey
    Gives background information and any other types of violations or concerns. Documents in English, French, Spanish and Arabic.
    11-09-2006 : amnesty international, human rights, turkey
20. TheOttomans.org
    Seeks 'to become the leading information portal regarding the history, military, culture and arts of the Ottoman Empire.' Has maps, a glossary, a timeline, and a bibliography. In English and Turkish. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-08-2006 : arts: ottoman empire, bibliographies: ottoman empire, calligraphy: ottoman empire, culture: ottoman empire, glossary: ottoman empire, harems: ottoman empire, history: ottoman empire, maps: ottoman empire, military campaigns: ottoman empire, ottoman empire, ottoman sultans, timeline: ottoman empire, turkey

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