Star and Crescent - A Turkey Flavor Mod

According to Paradox Interactive data, Turkey is one of the four most played min
ors, yet the gameplay is bland. This mod attempts to add flavor to it, emphasis
on "flavor", aiming to give the player the feel that he is playing Turkey, not j
ust another generic nation. The mod does not necessarily boost Turkey, and AI Tu
rkey would behave responsibly if you pick another nation and let the mod active.
Additions and Changes:
- Focus tree derived from the Polish one, tweaked to fit Turkish history. All th
e funky stuff is locked under authoritarianism where the historical AI won't pic
k.
- Turkey now uses armor and plane icons of Poland, so you won't be staring at bl
ack holes on the technology tree page.
- Turkey can form its own faction; The Sadabat Pact. Historically Sadabat Pact w
as only a non-aggression pact between members, but I decided I can push it a bit
. You could create it without the mod anyway.
- Turkish population increased from 14,45 million to 16,16 million according to
1935 census. 100.000 people added to every state except for Van, which got 10.00
0 instead.
- Turkish state maps reworked to give it a less arbitrary and more geographic fe
el. Istanbul province expanded one province to the east so that Bolu (former Izm
it) no longer borders the Sea of Marmara.
- Istanbul and Bursa start demilitarized and this can only be removed by picking
the necessary focus; The Montreux Convention.
- Aegean Islands separated and western islands connected to Thessaly, so that a
Turkish offensive won't have to go all the way to Athens to take the islands clo
se to its mainland. A third of the state's population also moved to Thessaly acc
ordingly. The dockyard on the islands moved to Central Macedonia because Thessal
y had no room. I assumed the dockyard was on the Western islands because Eastern
Islands do not have much industry and are not logisticly gifted.
- If Soviet Union claims the straits, it will only claim Istanbul and Bursa now,
not 4 states. Greece also won't lose the western islands if it submits to the S
oviets.
- Hatay state and event added. The new state got 250.000 population from Aleppo
based on historical data. Also slightly reworked Syria and Iraq states, mostly f
or cosmetic reasons.
- Westernmost province of Thrace moved to Central Macedonia. A historical reason
for a Turkish offensive to Western Thrace would have been to secure the Muslim
population there, and they are not densely settled that far deep.
- Bulgarian state structure reworked so Turkey can claim Northern Thrace properl
y.
- Fascist Turkey is called Turan Empire instead of Neo-Ottoman Empire. Ottomans
had nothing to do with nationalism and it was the name of the ruling dynasty not
the nation. Sounds wrong just like Habsburgian Empire for Austria would.
- Turkish leaders and advisors switched or replaced to fit better with their his
torical roles. Farewell to mysterious Erkan Gataly.
- Some vocabulary glitches were fixed.
If you find any bugs or glitches, please let me know.
I hope you enjoy it!