comparison between turkish korean culture
Korea – Turkey’s Culture and the Relationship between two Countries
Introduction
As we entered the 21st century – the era of globalization, interaction between different countries across the world has become a fundamental factor for the economic, political and cultural success of all countries. Everything that happens today is interlinked with the international environment and affects events in other nations. For example the Republic of Korea has been severely affected by the actions of other countries; Japan during the colonial period, and the United States after the Korean War. As technology develops and the distance between countries becomes less significant, the importance of understanding each other’s cultures and notions has become greater.
This paper will particularly focus on the culture of the Republic of Turkey and relate it to the Korea-Turkey relationships today. There are two reasons why I chose Turkey as my research subject. First, Turkey is well known for its friendly relationships with Korea and is called the ‘brother’ country. Second, I have lived in Istanbul, Turkey for twelve years. Therefore, I thought that investigating a country that is very friendly but not well known would be interesting, especially if I could also share my personal experiences as well. The paper will introduce and compare the historical, lingual and ethos of the two nations and link it with the relationship between the two countries.
History
Turkey is located in the Anatolian peninsula, at the Far West end of Asia and is bordered by Europe. Although the distance between Turkey and Korea is great, the history between the two begins from the 6th century.1 The history of the Turkish race begins in Central Asia, which started off as a nomadic race called the Dolkwol. The Dolkwol were infamous for plundering the northern areas of China. They were one of the main reasons why China built the Great Wall. At the time, the Korean race was divided into three nations, Goguryo,
Introduction
As we entered the 21st century – the era of globalization, interaction between different countries across the world has become a fundamental factor for the economic, political and cultural success of all countries. Everything that happens today is interlinked with the international environment and affects events in other nations. For example the Republic of Korea has been severely affected by the actions of other countries; Japan during the colonial period, and the United States after the Korean War. As technology develops and the distance between countries becomes less significant, the importance of understanding each other’s cultures and notions has become greater.
This paper will particularly focus on the culture of the Republic of Turkey and relate it to the Korea-Turkey relationships today. There are two reasons why I chose Turkey as my research subject. First, Turkey is well known for its friendly relationships with Korea and is called the ‘brother’ country. Second, I have lived in Istanbul, Turkey for twelve years. Therefore, I thought that investigating a country that is very friendly but not well known would be interesting, especially if I could also share my personal experiences as well. The paper will introduce and compare the historical, lingual and ethos of the two nations and link it with the relationship between the two countries.
History
Turkey is located in the Anatolian peninsula, at the Far West end of Asia and is bordered by Europe. Although the distance between Turkey and Korea is great, the history between the two begins from the 6th century.1 The history of the Turkish race begins in Central Asia, which started off as a nomadic race called the Dolkwol. The Dolkwol were infamous for plundering the northern areas of China. They were one of the main reasons why China built the Great Wall. At the time, the Korean race was divided into three nations, Goguryo,
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