Turkey

Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye), known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( Türkiye Cumhuriyeti (help·info)), is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia (mostly in the Anatolian peninsula) and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe. Turkey is bordered by eight countries: Bulgaria to the northwest; Greece to the west; Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, Azerbaijan (the exclave of Nakhchivan) and Iran to the east; and Iraq and Syria to the southeast. ... More
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Area:

  • 783,562 km² (302535 mi² )

Time zone(s):

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Population:

  • 34,711,167 (1969)

Date founded:

  • Oct 29, 1923

Contained by:

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Also known as:

  • Türkiye,
  • Turkiye

Location

Capital

Ankara

Ankara (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈan.ka.ɾa]; historically known as Angora) is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of 938 metres (3,077 ft), and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4...

Population

number date
  • 28,160,579
  • 1960
  • 28,894,367
  • 1961
  • 29,633,591
  • 1962
  • 30,373,939
  • 1963
  • 31,109,820
  • 1964
  • 31,837,999
  • 1965
  • 32,556,294
  • 1966
  • 33,267,998
  • 1967
  • 33,982,141
  • 1968
  • 34,711,167
  • 1969
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Form of Government:

Official Language:

Languages spoken:

Currency Used:

Currency Formerly Used:

National anthem:

Anthem Official anthem since
  • Mar 12, 1921

Internet TLD:

ISO Short Name:

  • TURKEY

FIPS Code:

  • TU

Administrative Divisions:

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Calling Code:

  • 90

Geolocation:

Latitude Longitude
  • 39.19877
  • 34.0723

Contains:

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Partially Contained By:

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Adjoins:

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USBG name:

  • TURKEY

Adjectival form:

  • Turk
  • Turkish

Events:

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GDP (nominal):

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 730,337,495,198
  • 2008
  • 647,155,131,629
  • 2007
  • 530,900,094,505
  • 2006
  • 482,979,839,238
  • 2005
  • 392,166,274,991
  • 2004
  • 303,005,302,818
  • 2003
  • 232,534,560,775
  • 2002
  • 196,005,288,838
  • 2001
  • 2.66568E+11
  • 2000
  • 249,751,470,869
  • 1999
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GDP (nominal per capita):

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 12,900
  • 2008

Places exported to:

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Minimum wage:

Currency Amount Frequency Date
  • 213.48
  • Jan 1, 1999
  • 215.21
  • Jul 1, 1999
  • 201.6
  • Jan 1, 2000
  • 201.11
  • Jul 1, 2000
  • 224.18
  • Jan 1, 2001
  • 157.36
  • Jul 1, 2001
  • 174.87
  • Jan 1, 2002
  • 158.99
  • Jul 1, 2002
  • 176.06
  • Jan 1, 2003
  • 189.12
  • Jul 1, 2003
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Organization

Member of:

Organization From To
  • Jul 18, 1932
  • Apr 18, 1946
  • Oct 24, 1945
  • 1999
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Organizations with this scope:

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Beer country / region

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Olympic participating country

Athletic performances:

Medal Athlete Event Olympics
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Athletes:

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IOC Code:

  • TUR
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Flag referent

Flag:

Flag From date
  • May 29, 1936
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Government

Governing officials:

Officeholder Basic title Office, position, or title From To
  • May 22, 1950
  • May 27, 1960
  • Nov 11, 1938
  • May 22, 1950
  • Oct 29, 1923
  • Nov 10, 1938
  • May 27, 1960
  • Mar 28, 1966
  • Mar 28, 1966
  • Mar 28, 1973
  • Aug 28, 2007
  • Jun 25, 1993
  • Mar 6, 1996
  • Nov 9, 1989
  • Apr 17, 1993
  • Oct 27, 1965
  • May 16, 1993
  • May 16, 1993
  • May 16, 2000
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Sports

Athletic performances:

Medal Competitors Competition Tournament
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Military Conflicts:

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Projects:

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Newspaper circulation area

Newspapers:

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Facts from the Community

From the Administrative Areas base

Adjectival form:

  • Turkish

Short name:

  • tr

Administrative parent:

Administrative children:

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