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Turkiye

Republic of Turkey
Türkiye Cumhuriyeti  (Turkish)
Flag of Turkey
National emblem[I] of Turkey
Flag National emblem
Anthem: 
Location of Turkey
Capital Ankara
39°55′N 32°50′E / 39.917°N 32.833°E / 39.917; 32.833
Largest city Istanbul
41°1′N 28°57′E / 41.017°N 28.950°E / 41.017; 28.950
Official languages Turkish
Demonym
Government Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
• President
Tayyip Erdoğan
Binali Yıldırım
İsmail Kahraman
Legislature Grand National Assembly
Succession to the Ottoman Empire
19 May 1919
23 April 1920
13 October 1921
24 July 1923
29 October 1923
Area
• Total
783,356 km2 (302,455 sq mi) (36th)
• Water (%)
1.3
Population
• 2016 census
79,814,871 (18th)
• Density
102/km2 (264.2/sq mi) (107th)
GDP (PPP) 2017 estimate
• Total
$1.756 trillion (13th)
• Per capita
$22,021 (60th)
GDP (nominal) 2015 estimate
• Total
$861 billion (17th)
• Per capita
$11,014 (62nd)
Gini (2013)  40.0
medium · 56th
HDI (2014) Increase 0.761
high · 72nd
Currency Turkish lira (TRY)
Time zone FET (UTC+3)
Date format dd/mm/yyyy (AD)
Drives on the right
Calling code +90
ISO 3166 code TR
Internet TLD .tr

Coordinates: 39°N 35°E / 39°N 35°E / 39; 35

Turkey (Listeni/ˈtɜːrki/; Turkish: Türkiye [ˈtyɾcije]), officially the Republic of Turkey (Turkish: About this sound Türkiye Cumhuriyeti ; pronounced [ˈtyɾcije d͡ʒumˈhuɾijeti]), is a transcontinental country in Eurasia, mainly in Anatolia in Western Asia, with a smaller portion on the Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. Turkey is a democratic, secular, unitary, parliamentary republic with a diverse cultural heritage. Turkey is bordered by eight countries: Greece and Bulgaria to the northwest; Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan and Iran to the east; Iraq and Syria to the south. The country is encircled by seas on three sides: the Aegean Sea is to the west, the Black Sea to the north, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. The Bosphorus, the Sea of Marmara, and the Dardanelles, which together form the Turkish Straits, divide Thrace and Anatolia; they also separate Europe and Asia.Ankara is the capital while Istanbul is the country's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre. Approximately 70-80% of the country's citizens identify themselves as ethnic Turks. Other ethnic groups include legally recognised(Armenians, Greeks, Jews) and unrecognised (Kurds, Circassians, Albanians, Bosniaks, Georgians, etc.) minorities. Kurds are the largest ethnic minority group, making up approximately 20% of the population.


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