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Turkey

Western Asia, Asia

Tourists
#5of 163 countries

55.7M arrivals/year

World Bank / UNWTO 2022

About the size of Pakistan

783.6K km² against 796.1K km². Total area, REST Countries.

197% of world median

GDP per person

Method

Median among 189 other countries with data. GDP per person is not household income.

World rankings

Sovereign states with data

Highest rankings

Inflation %53.9%. World Bank 2023.5 of 179Tourists55.7M arrivals/year. World Bank / UNWTO 2022.5 of 163Population85.3M people. World Bank 2023.18 of 195

Lowest rankings

Health % GDP4.3% of GDP. World Bank / WHO 2021.148 of 193Education % GDP3.1% of GDP. World Bank / UNESCO 2021.129 of 176Fertility1.51 births/woman. World Bank 2022.138 of 194

Neighbours

ArmeniaCapital: YerevanAzerbaijanCapital: BakuBulgariaCapital: SofiaGeorgiaCapital: TbilisiGreeceCapital: AthensIranCapital: TehranIraqCapital: BaghdadSyriaCapital: Damascus

People from here

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

founder of the Turkish republic

Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
Suleiman the Magnificent

longest reigning Ottoman sultan

Photo: Circle of Titian, Public domain
Mehmed II

sultan who took Constantinople in 1453

Photo: Gentile Bellini, Public domain
Hayreddin Barbarossa

Ottoman admiral of the sixteenth century

Photo: AsiaticLion7, CC0
Sezen Aksu

songwriter of modern Turkish pop

Photo: E4024, CC BY-SA 4.0
Nuri Bilge Ceylan

director of Winter Sleep

Photo: Cines del Sur Granada Film Festival from Spain, CC BY-SA 2.0

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Turkey, in short

What is the capital of Turkey?

The capital of Turkey is Ankara. Ankara is the seat of national government for Turkey, a country in Western Asia.

What is the population of Turkey?

Turkey has a population of about 85.3 million people, the 18th largest population in the world. Population figures come from World Bank estimates.

How big is Turkey?

Turkey covers 783,562 square kilometers (302,535 square miles), making Turkey the 37th largest country in the world by area.

Which countries border Turkey?

Turkey borders 8 countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq and Syria.

What is the life expectancy in Turkey?

Life expectancy at birth in Turkey is 77.2 years, the 82nd highest of any country in the world.

What continent is Turkey in?

Turkey is in Asia, in the Western Asia region. Turkey is one of 50 countries and territories in Asia.