Turkey - Introduction

Turkey (officially: Republic of Turkey) is a country in Asia, precisely in Western Asia, with a population of about 86.4 Millions inhabitants today (2024-12-05). The capital city of Republic of Turkey is Ankara, and the official country TLD code is .tr. Turkey has cca2, cca3, cioc, ccn3 codes as TR, TUR, TUR, 792 respectively. Check some other vital information below.

Turkey , Coat of Arms
Names
Common Turkey
Official Republic of Turkey
Common (Native) Turkey
Official (Native) Republic of Turkey
Alternative spellings TR, Turkiye, Republic of Turkey, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti
Translations ⬇️
Languages
tur Turkish
Geography
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Flag

Turkey is located in Western Asia and has a total land area of 783562 km². It is bounded by Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Syria and the capital city is Ankara

Region/Continent Europe
Subregion Western Asia
TimeZone UTC+03:00
Capital city Ankara
Area 783562 km²
Population 2024-12-05 86.4 Millions
Bordered Countreies Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Syria
Demonym
eng Male: Turkish / Female: Turkish
fra Male: Turc / Female: Turque
Lat/Lng 39, 35
Historical data and more
The National Flag of Turkey

The flag of Turkey has a red field bearing a large fly-side facing white crescent and a smaller five-pointed white star placed just outside the crescent opening. The white crescent and star are offset slightly towards the hoist side of center.

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Currency
Name Turkish lira
Code TRY
Symbol
Other info
Idependent yes, officially-assigned
UN Member country yes
Start of Week monday
Car Side right
Codes
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 TR
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 TUR
ISO 3166-1 numeric 792
International calling code +90
FIFA 3 Letter Code TUR
All Important Facts about Turkey

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Turkey is found in Western Asia