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    Turkey - Wikipedia

    • Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a smaller part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east; Iraq, Syria, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south; and the Aegean Sea, Greece, and Bulgaria to the west. Turkey is hom… See more

    Etymology

    Turchia, meaning "the land of the Turks", had begun to be used in European texts for Anatolia by the end of the … See more

    History

    Present-day Turkey has been inhabited by modern humans since the late Paleolithic period and contains some of the world's oldest Neolithic sites. Göbekli Tepe is close to 12,000 years old. Parts of Anatolia include the … See more

    Map of türkiye
    CapitalAnkara
    Largest cityIstanbul
    Official languagesTurkish
    Spoken languagesPredominantly Turkish
    Turkey (Türkiye) | Location, Geography, People, Economy, Culture ...
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    Why is Turkey now 'Türkiye'?
    Why Turkey is now 'Türkiye' As part of the re-branding, "Made in Türkiye" will feature on all exported products, and in January a tourism campaign was launched with the catch-phrase "Hello Türkiye". The move has been met with a mixed reaction online.
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    Administrative divisions

    Turkey has a unitary structure in terms of public administration, and the provinces are subordinate to the central government in Ankara. In province centers the government is represented by the province governors (… See more

    Government and politics

    Turkey is a presidential republic within a multi-party system. The current constitution was adopted in 1982. In the Turkish unitary system, citizens are subject to three levels of government: national, provincial, and local. The … See more

    Geography

    Turkey covers an area of 783,562 square kilometres (302,535 square miles). With Turkish straits and Sea of Marmara in between, Turkey bridges Western Asia and Southeastern Europe. Turkey's Asian side covers 97… See more

    Economy

    Turkey is an upper-middle-income country and an emerging market. A founding member of the OECD and G20, it is the 17th-largest economy by nominal and the 12th-largest economy by PPP-adjusted GDP in the world. I… See more

    Demographics

    According to the Address-Based Population Recording System, the country's population was 85,372,377 in 2023, excluding Syrians under temporary protection. 93% lived in province and district centers. People within the 15–64 … See more

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