geography MCQ #10720

Which modern state's republican capital shifted inland away from a famous imperial city on the Bosporus?

geography MCQ #10720

  1. Question 1

    Q1. Which modern state's republican capital shifted inland away from a famous imperial city on the Bosporus?

    • A) Iran with Tehran inland
    • B) Jordan with Amman ridges
    • C) Israel with contested Jerusalem debates
    • D) Turkey with Ankara inland from Istanbul

    Answer: Turkey with Ankara inland from Istanbul

    Explanation: After the Turkish War of Independence, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk relocated the capital from Istanbul on the Bosphorus to inland Ankara in 1923 to symbolise the new republic's break from Ottoman geography and reduce coastal vulnerability.