Development and features
Turkpidya was established in the middle of 2020 by Abdullah Habib, a student at Eskisehir Technical University. Habib, who has Egyptian and Turkish heritage, founded the platform drawing from his personal background. [2]
Turkpidya was initially launched supporting Turkish, Arabic, English, and German [3] . The platform, now offering content in 23 languages, seeks to provide information about Turkey and other Turkic nations.
Turkpidya has expressed intentions to align with Turkey's 11th Development Plan by establishing partnerships with the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and the Ministry of Commerce. [1]
The team of Turkpidya, now consisting of different members, translators and volunteers globally, produces content on a variety of topics. [4]
Growth
In 2020, Turkpidya's founder stated that they have 200 articles making approximately a total of written 150 thousand words. [5]
In early 2023, people who visit the site read an average of 100 thousand words every day. [6]
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The Turkish Naval Forces, or Turkish Navy, is the naval warfare service branch of the Turkish Armed Forces.
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Mu Tunç is a Turkish director, writer, film producer, and actor. His directing work includes feature films, digital web-series, commercials, and music videos. Tunç received international recognition in 2018 for directing the teen drama Arada, which has been seen as one of the first punk films of Turkey.
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