Turkey sits on two continents, split by the Bosphorus running through Istanbul. Göbekli Tepe, built around 9500 BC, predates farming and pottery.
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Easy learning about Turkey
The capital city of Turkey is Ankara, capital city of Turkey.
Word: Bosphorus
Meaning: sea strait
Administrative Divisions
81 provinces:
- Adana
- Adıyaman
- Afyonkarahisar
- Ağrı
- Aksaray
- Amasya
- Ankara
- Antalya
- Ardahan
- Artvin
- Aydın
- Balıkesir
- Bartın
- Batman
- Bayburt
- Bilecik
- Bingöl
- Bitlis
- Bolu
- Burdur
- Bursa
- Çanakkale
- Çankırı
- Çorum
- Denizli
- Diyarbakır
- Düzce
- Edirne
- Elazığ
- Erzincan
- Erzurum
- Eskişehir
- Gaziantep
- Giresun
- Gümüşhane
- Hakkâri
- Hatay
- Iğdır
- Isparta
- Istanbul
- İzmir
- Kahramanmaraş
- Karabük
- Karaman
- Kars
- Kastamonu
- Kayseri
- Kilis
- Kırıkkale
- Kırklareli
- Kırşehir
- Kocaeli
- Konya
- Kütahya
- Malatya
- Manisa
- Mardin
- Mersin
- Muğla
- Muş
- Nevşehir
- Niğde
- Ordu
- Osmaniye
- Rize
- Sakarya
- Samsun
- Şanlıurfa
- Siirt
- Sinop
- Şırnak
- Sivas
- Tekirdağ
- Tokat
- Trabzon
- Tunceli
- Uşak
- Van
- Yalova
- Yozgat
- Zonguldak
Provinces of Turkey map
Turkey is a Country of Middle East located in the Western Asia sub-region in the continent of Asia.
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Height
-3 m (-10 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 300 m (984 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1000 m (3280 ft), 1500 m (4920 ft), 2000 m (6560 ft), 2500 m (8200 ft), 3000 m (9840 ft), Max altitude 5110 m (16770 ft)Sea depth
0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)Permanent snow and iceWinter snow (approximate)
Height from west to east in Turkey
Height from south to north in Turkey
1Black Sea (North), Mediterranean Sea (Southwest), Aegean Sea (West), Sea of Marmara (West), Sea of Crete (West)0 m2Kızılırmak42 to 1 676 m3Euphrates335 to 1 786 m
Population of Turkey, 1960–2025
The World Bank: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL): United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices
Basic Information
Capital City: Ankara, capital city of Turkey
Population: 85,878,556 (World Bank)
Area: 783,562 km² / 302,535 sq mi
People from Turkey are called: Turks
Geography
Latitude: 39.345° N
Longitude: 34.508° E
Geographical Subregion: Western Asia
Continental Region: Asia
Highest Elevation Point: Mount Ararat (5 137 m)
Lowest point: Black Sea (0 m)
Borders
Climate
temperate; hot, dry summers with mild, wet winters; harsher in interior
Global Indices
EF EPI Position: 65 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Score: 497 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Proficiency: Low Proficiency (EF EPI)
Global Peace Index Rank: 136 (GPI)
Global Peace Index Score: 2.605 (GPI)
Human Development
HDI Rank: 51 (UNDP)
HDI Value: 0.853
Mean Years of Schooling: 9.0
Expected Years of Schooling: 19.8
Life Expectancy at Birth: 77.2 Years
Religion
Most Predominant: Muslim mostly Sunni
Second Most Predominant: Other mostly Christians and Jews
LGBTI Rights
Legal Status: Legal (ILGA)
Legal Mechanism: Legislative
Death Penalty: No
Maximum Prison Sentence: No
Physical Punishment: No
International Memberships
NATO - since 1952
Technical Information
Time Zone: UTC+03:00
Official website: turkiye.gov.tr
TLD: .tr
Calling Code: +90
MapGeo Name: Türkiye
MapGeo Code: TR