Dobruca
Dobruca (Dobrucan Turkish: Dobruca) formally known as the Republic of Dobruca (Dobrucan Turkish: Dobruca Cumhuriyeti) is a sovereign state located in Southeastern Europe, boarding Ukraine, Moldova and Romania. Its capital and largest city is Kostance, and its total population of 4,263,411 people. Dobruca is a unitary, parliamentary republic with the president acting has head of state and the Prime Minister the head of government.
The country was conquered and settled by various Turkic peoples, including the Huns, Avars, Bulgars, Cumans, Kipchaks, and Tatars. In 1500, the region was conquered by the Ottomans, who settle many Turks into the region. Dobruca soon adopted a blend of European and Turkic culture with vibrant trade across the Black Sea.
In 1878 following the indpendence of Romania, Dobruca, with support from Britain also declared independance and declared the Kingdom of Dobruca. During World War I Dobruca was initially unaligned, before siding with the Central Powers in 1915, only to be occupied by Bulgaria a year later. Following WWI the Övezgeldi Revolution which saw the creation of the First Republic of Dobruca. The new republic was incredibly unstable leading to the rise of Oguzhan Armagan taking power in a coup d'état creating a authoritarian dictatorship.
Armagan attempted to maintain Dobrucan neutrality during World War Two but was invaded by Nazi Germany, who set up the Independent State of Dobruca, a puppet state of the Nazi's. Soviet forces occupied Dobruca in 1944, overseeing the creation of the Marxist-Leninist Democratic Republic of Dobruca. Under its second communist leader, Guven Suleymanoglu, Dobruca became one of the most brutal and oppressive regimes in the Eastern Bloc. Pro-democracy protests in 1989 saw the overthrow of the communist regime and Dobruca's transitions towards a democratic, capitalist country.
Dobruca has struggled economically since democratisation, with shock therapy economics leading to poverty and inequality within Dobruca. Dobruca is a member of the United Nations, Council of Europe, WTO, NATO and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. Dobruca is also a candidate member for the European Union.