Why can't Turkey beat Russia?

The Ottoman Turkish Empire is in the land of four wars, with air leakage on all sides and a long front.

Russia can focus on several directions. Ottoman Turkish Empire itself is an old empire with backward political system, and its mobilization and productivity are relatively backward. Russia is in a bitter and cold place, soldiers are used to fighting hard, and attacking from north to south also has geographical advantages.

The Republic of Turkey, referred to as Turkey for short, is a country spanning two continents, bordering the Black Sea in the north, the Mediterranean Sea in the south, Syria and Iraq in the southeast, the Aegean Sea in the west, Greece and Bulgaria in the east, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Iran in the east.

Turkey's geographical location and geopolitical strategic significance are extremely important. It is a crossroads connecting Europe and Asia, with a land area of 783,600 square kilometers and a population of 85.27 million. Turks account for more than 80%, and Kurds account for about 15%.

Turkey, which spans Asia and Europe, adopts the European model in the political, economic and cultural fields and is a candidate for the European Union. Turkey is a member of NATO, a founding member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and a member of the G20. With a solid industrial base, it is one of the emerging economies in the world and one of the fastest developing countries in the world.

Turkey's natural resources

Turkey is rich in mineral resources, mainly natural stone, marble, boron, chromium, thorium and coal. Among them, the reserves of natural stone and marble account for 40% of the world, and the number of varieties ranks first in the world. Boron trioxide reserves 70 million tons; Thorium reserves account for 22% of the global total reserves; The reserves of chrome ore are 654.38+billion tons, ranking among the top in the world. In addition, the reserves of gold, silver and coal are 5 16 tons, 1 100 tons and15.5 billion tons respectively.

Turkey is short of onshore oil and natural gas resources, and the natural gas reserves in the Black Sea are 405 billion cubic meters. Turkey is rich in rivers and lakes. The famous Tigris and Euphrates rivers both originate in this country.

Turkey is also rich in forest resources, covering an area of 220,000 square kilometers, and its forest coverage rate ranks first among Middle Eastern countries. 60% of Turkey's land is suitable for agricultural cultivation, but only 20% has actually been reclaimed.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Turkey