Turkey, officially the Republic of Turkey, is a transcontinental country located mainly on the peninsula of Anatolia in Western Asia, with a smaller portion on East Thrace in Southeast Europe.
Turkey Latest Information
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Country Name | Republic of Turkey |
Short Name | Turkey |
Capital | Ankara |
Largest city | Istanbul |
Official languages | Turkish |
National Languages | Turkish, Kurdish |
Religion | Islam 99.8%, Christians 0.2% |
Demonym(s) | Turkish, Turk |
Government | Unitary presidential constitutional republic |
President | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
Vice President | Fuat Oktay |
House Speaker | Mustafa Şentop |
Chief Justice | İsmail Rüştü Cirit |
Total Area | 783,356 km2 (302,455 sq mi) |
Water (%) | 1.3 |
Total Land Area (%) | 773,172 km2 |
Population | 83,154,997 (2019 estimate) |
GDP (PPP) | $2.464 trillion (2020 estimate) |
GDP (Nominal) | $813.810 billion (2020 estimate) |
Currency | Turkish lira (₺) (TRY) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (FET) |
Date Format | dd.mm.yyyy (AD) |
Mains Electricity | 230 V – 50 Hz |
Driving side | Right |
Calling code | +90 |
ISO 3166 code | TR |
Internet TLD | .tr |
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Independence Day | 19 May 1919 |
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