Which countries border Turkey?
Turkey shares a land border with eight countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq and Syria. That is more than 146 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Turkey and its neighbours on a map
Turkey is shown in green and its eight neighbours in blue. Click a neighbour to see the countries that border it.
- Turkey
- Land neighbours
Every neighbour of Turkey
Two borders away
These 13 countries border a neighbour of Turkey but not Turkey itself, so you cross exactly two borders to reach them by land.
Think you know your neighbours?
Border Chain gives you two countries and you connect them by naming neighbours, one border at a time. A new puzzle every day.
How far are you from Turkey?
On a phone this uses GPS. The calculator opens with Turkey already selected and measures the straight-line distance to its nearest border.
Questions
Which countries border Turkey?
Turkey shares a land border with eight countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq and Syria.
How many countries border Turkey?
Eight. That is more than 146 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Which countries are two borders away from Turkey?
Afghanistan, Albania, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia and Turkmenistan. Each one borders a neighbour of Turkey without touching Turkey itself.
Are borders across the sea counted?
No. Only land borders count. Countries that face Turkey across water are not listed here, and neither are borders of overseas territories far from the mainland. This is the same list the Border Chain game plays with.
Countries with the most neighbours
Land borders as used by the Border Chain game, checked October 8, 2026. Country outlines from Natural Earth.