Republic of Turkicstan

Republic of Turkicstan (Turkicstan Cumhuriyeti - Turkish) is a country located in East Asia, covering the former Turkic States of Turkey, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Tajikstan and Cyprus. Created in 1982, with just the former Turkey and Cyprus, and then after the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan were almagated into the Turkic Republic.

Government


Turkicstan is a parliamentary representative democracy. Since its foundation as a republic in 1982, Turkicstan has developed a strong tradition of secularism. Turkicstan constitution governs the legal framework of the country. It sets out the main principles of government and establishes Turkicstan as a unitary centralized state.

The President of the Republic is the head of state and has a largely ceremonial role. The president is elected for a five-year term by direct elections.

Executive power is exercised by the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers which make up the government, while the legislative power is vested in the unicameral parliament, the Grand National Assembly of Turkicstan. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature, and the Constitutional Court is charged with ruling on the conformity of laws and decrees with the constitution.

The prime minister is elected by the parliament through a vote of confidence in the government and is most often the head of the party having the most seats in parliament.

Every Turkic citizen has the right to vote once they turn 18.

Military
The Turkicstan Armed Forces consists of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force. The Gendarmerie and the Coast Guard operate as parts of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in peacetime, although they are subordinated to the Army and Navy Commands respectively in wartime.

Every fit male Turkic citizen otherwise not barred is required to serve in the military for a period ranging from three weeks to fifteen months, dependent on education and job location. Turkicstan does not recognise conscientious objection and does not offer a civilian alternative to military service.

The Chief of the General Staff is appointed by the president and is responsible to the prime minister. The Council of Ministers is responsible to parliament for matters of national security and the adequate preparation of the armed forces to defend the country. However, the authority to declare war and to deploy the Turkicstan Armed Forces to foreign countries or to allow foreign armed forces to be stationed in Turkicstan rests solely with the parliament.

Geography
Turkicstan is located in East Asia, covering the former countries of Turkey, Cyprus, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikstan and Azerbaijan. Turkicstan has land borders with Iraqistan, Popular Republic of China, and the Soviet Union

It has very different climates with it located in different regions, the deserts and dry lakes of Turkmenistan and the mountains of Kyrgyzstan.

Economy


Turkicstan has a mixed economy, fueled by abundant natural resources and tourism. The currency of Turkicstan is the Turkic Lira (TL) and the Central Bank of Turkicstan is the countries central bank, located in Ankara. Turkicstan is an oil rich state, with the large oil fields of former Turkmenistan. Oil along with Natural Gas is the largest export of Turkicstan.

Energy
Turkicstan is one of the largest exporters of oil and gas. It is also a large consumer of petroleum, with 9 in 10 citizens owning a vehicle. Nuclear Power is a growing energy source, currently with 4 Reactors nationwide.

Religion
Turkicstan is a secular state with no official state religion; the Turkic Constitution provides for freedom of religion and conscience. Islam is the dominant religion of Turkicstan, it exceeds 99% if secular people of Muslim background are included.

There are about 220,000 people of different Christian denominations, including Oriental Orthodox, Roman Catholics and Orthodox.