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Turkey, Asia

This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 21 April 2025.

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

Easy learning about Turkey

Turkey is located in Western Asia
Asia Continent
Turkey population 87 270 501 inhabitants
(2023 UN data)
Turkey Area 780 580 Km2
( 485 029 sq mi)
Latitude & Longitude 39° 00' N, 35° 00' E
Turkey Capital cityAnkara
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 code90

Turkey administrative divisions

  • 81 provinces;
  • Adana,
  • Adiyaman,
  • Afyonkarahisar,
  • Agri,
  • Aksaray,
  • Amasya,
  • Ankara,
  • Antalya,
  • Ardahan,
  • Artvin,
  • Aydin,
  • Balikesir,
  • Bartin,
  • Batman,
  • Bayburt,
  • Bilecik,
  • Bingol,
  • Bitlis,
  • Bolu,
  • Burdur,
  • Bursa,
  • Canakkale,
  • Cankiri,
  • Corum,
  • Denizli,
  • Diyarbakir,
  • Duzce,
  • Edirne,
  • Elazig,
  • Erzincan,
  • Erzurum,
  • Eskisehir,
  • Gaziantep,
  • Giresun,
  • Gumushane,
  • Hakkari,
  • Hatay,
  • Igdir,
  • Isparta,
  • Istanbul,
  • Izmir (Smyrna),
  • Kahramanmaras,
  • Karabuk,
  • Karaman,
  • Kars,
  • Kastamonu,
  • Kayseri,
  • Kilis,
  • Kirikkale,
  • Kirklareli,
  • Kirsehir,
  • Kocaeli,
  • Konya,
  • Kutahya,
  • Malatya,
  • Manisa,
  • Mardin,
  • Mersin,
  • Mugla,
  • Mus,
  • Nevsehir,
  • Nigde,
  • Ordu,
  • Osmaniye,
  • Rize,
  • Sakarya,
  • Samsun,
  • Sanliurfa,
  • Siirt,
  • Sinop,
  • Sirnak,
  • Sivas,
  • Tekirdag,
  • Tokat,
  • Trabzon (Trebizond),
  • Tunceli,
  • Usak,
  • Van,
  • Yalova,
  • Yozgat,
  • Zonguldak

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