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Turkey, Asia

This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 08 June 2025.

Ankara, capital city of Turkey

Image of Ankara, capital city of Turkey

Turkey is a transcontinental nation strategically located for global trade, excelling in manufacturing, tourism, agriculture, renewable energy growth, and diversified economic infrastructure.
Turkey in one word would be “Bosphorus,” meaning sea strait.

Turkey Flag

Flag of Turkey

Turkey armorial

armorial of Turkey

Turkey is a country located in the Western Asia sub‑region of the Asia continent.

Turkey administrative divisions

81 provinces (iller)
  1. Adana
  2. Adiyaman
  3. Afyonkarahisar
  4. Agri
  5. Aksaray
  6. Amasya
  7. Ankara
  8. Antalya
  9. Ardahan
  10. Artvin
  11. Aydin
  12. Balikesir
  13. Bartin
  14. Batman
  15. Bayburt
  16. Bilecik
  17. Bingol
  18. Bitlis
  19. Bolu
  20. Burdur
  21. Bursa
  22. Canakkale
  23. Cankiri
  24. Corum
  25. Denizli
  26. Diyarbakir
  27. Duzce
  28. Edirne
  29. Elazig
  30. Erzincan
  31. Erzurum
  32. Eskisehir
  33. Gaziantep
  34. Giresun
  35. Gumushane
  36. Hakkari
  37. Hatay
  38. Igdir
  39. Isparta
  40. Istanbul
  41. Izmir (Smyrna)
  42. Kahramanmaras
  43. Karabuk
  44. Karaman
  45. Kars
  46. Kastamonu
  47. Kayseri
  48. Kilis
  49. Kirikkale
  50. Kirklareli
  51. Kirsehir
  52. Kocaeli
  53. Konya
  54. Kutahya
  55. Malatya
  56. Manisa
  57. Mardin
  58. Mersin
  59. Mugla
  60. Mus
  61. Nevsehir
  62. Nigde
  63. Ordu
  64. Osmaniye
  65. Rize
  66. Sakarya
  67. Samsun
  68. Sanliurfa
  69. Siirt
  70. Sinop
  71. Sirnak
  72. Sivas
  73. Tekirdag
  74. Tokat
  75. Trabzon (Trebizond)
  76. Tunceli
  77. Usak
  78. Van
  79. Yalova
  80. Yozgat
  81. Zonguldak

Easy learning about Turkey

The capital city of Turkey is Ankara.

Turkey is located in Western Asia
Asia Continent
Inhabitants of Turkey are called Turks
Turkey has a population of 87,270,501 inhabitants
within a total area of 780,580 Km2
(485,029 sq mi)
(2023 UN data)
Human Development Index (HDI) Turkey HDI ranks in position nº 51 worldwide
HDI of 0.853 (0.4 to 1)
(2023 data from UNDP)
Turkey’s passport allows visa-free entry to 116 countries
Turkey passport ranks 44th in the world
(2025 HP Index data)
Turkey GDP per capita is $16,709 USD
(2025 estimated data from IMF)
Turkey ’s LGBTI legal status Same-sex sexual acts are Legal
(2025 ILGA data)
Turkey EPI (English Proficiency Index)is classified as Low Proficiency
has a score of 497
ranks 65th worldwide
(2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude 39° 00' N, 35° 00' E
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Neighbouring countriesSyria, Georgia, Iraq, Iran, Greece, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria.
Turkey Climatetemperate; hot, dry summers with mild, wet winters; harsher in interior
Most predominant religionMuslim (mostly Sunni),
Second most predominant religionother (mostly Christians and Jews)
Currency name & code Lira (TRY)
Internet ccTLD.tr
Turkey calling code+90

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