Turkey
Turkey is a country in West Asia and Southeast Europe. Its capital is Ankara. About 85 million people live there (2023). It covers 783,562 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Ankara
- People (2023)
- 85 million
- Area
- 783,562 km²
- Currency
- Turkish lira
Turkey at a glance
- In its own language
- Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, Türkiye
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Asia
- Capital
- Ankara
- Population
- 85,372,377 (2023)
- Area
- 783,562 km² (302,535 mi²)
- People are called
- Turkish
- Official languages
- Turkish
- Currency
- Turkish lira
- GDP (nominal)
- US$906 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 78 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.842 (2019)
- Gini coefficient
- 41.9 (2019)
- Unemployment
- 9% (2014)
- Government
- unitary state, presidential system
- Head of state
- Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (since 2014)
- Head of government
- Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (since 2018)
- Country codes
- TR, TUR
- Calling code
- +90
- Internet domain
- .tr
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- UTC+03:00, Europe/Istanbul, Asia/Istanbul
- Coordinates
- 39°, 36°
Turkey and its neighbours
Turkey borders Greece, Bulgaria, Syria, Iraq, Armenia, Iran, Georgia and Azerbaijan. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Turkey
- Neighbours
Divisions of Turkey
- Adana Province
- Adıyaman Province
- Afyonkarahisar Province
- Ağrı Province
- Amasya Province
- Ankara Province
- Antalya Province
- Artvin Province
- Aydın Province
- Balıkesir Province
- Bilecik Province
- Bingöl Province
- Bitlis Province
- Bolu Province
- Burdur Province
- Bursa Province
- Çankırı Province
- Çanakkale Province
- Çorum Province
- Denizli Province
- Diyarbakır Province
- Düzce Province
- Edirne Province
- Elazığ Province
- Erzincan Province
- Erzurum Province
- Eskişehir Province
- Gaziantep Province
- Giresun Province
- Gümüşhane Province
- Hakkâri Province
- Hatay Province
- Isparta Province
- Mersin Province
- Istanbul Province
- İzmir Province
- Kars Province
- Kastamonu Province
- Kayseri Province
- Kırklareli Province
- Kırşehir Province
- Kocaeli Province
- Konya Province
- Kütahya Province
- Malatya Province
- Manisa Province
- Kahramanmaraş Province
- Mardin Province
- Muğla Province
- Muş Province
- Nevşehir Province
- Niğde Province
- Ordu Province
- Rize Province
- Sakarya Province
- Samsun Province
- Siirt Province
- Sinop Province
- Sivas Province
- Tekirdağ Province
- Tokat Province
- Trabzon Province
- Tunceli Province
- Şanlıurfa Province
- Uşak Province
- Van Province
- Yozgat Province
- Zonguldak Province
- Aksaray Province
- Bayburt Province
- Karaman Province
- Kırıkkale Province
- Batman Province
- Şırnak Province
- Bartın Province
- Ardahan Province
- Iğdır Province
- Yalova Province
- Karabük Province
- Kilis Province
- Osmaniye Province
Member of
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
- Council of Europe
- World Trade Organization
- Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation
- United Nations
- NATO
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- African Development Bank
- Asian Development Bank
- Australia Group
and 25 more organisations.
How far are you from Turkey?
On a phone this uses GPS. The calculator shows the straight-line distance to the nearest country border from where you are.
Questions
What is the capital of Turkey?
The capital of Turkey is Ankara.
What is the population of Turkey?
Turkey has about 85,372,377 people, as recorded in 2023.
How big is Turkey?
Turkey covers 783,562 square kilometres (302,535 square miles).
What currency does Turkey use?
The Turkish lira.
What language is spoken in Turkey?
The official language of Turkey is Turkish.
Which countries border Turkey?
Turkey shares a border with Greece, Bulgaria, Syria, Iraq, Armenia, Iran, Georgia and Azerbaijan.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.