Countries

Turkey

Also Known As Republic of Turkiye

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "Turkey." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/countries/turkey.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Turkey. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/countries/turkey

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-turkey,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Turkey},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/countries/turkey},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Turkey is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a smaller part, 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. The Republic of Turkiye was proclaimed on 29 October 1923, following the Turkish War of Independence. Its capital is Ankara.

Facts

Capital

Ankara 1

Population

86,092,168 1

December 2025 estimate.

Population Estimate Year

2025 1

Area (sq km)

783,562 1

Independence or Founding Year

1923 1

The Republic of Turkiye was proclaimed on 29 October 1923, following the Turkish War of Independence. This is the republic's founding date, not a colonial-independence date.

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Ankara

Ankara is Turkey's capital.

Source Ankara (Wikipedia)

Gaziantep

Source Gaziantep (Wikipedia)

Istanbul

Source Istanbul (Wikipedia)

Izmir

Source Izmir (Wikipedia)

The Mediterranean

The Middle East

Has Capital

Ankara

Ankara is Turkey's capital.

Source Ankara (Wikipedia)

On Continent

Asia

Sources

1. Turkey (Wikipedia)

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Republic of Turkiye

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Ankara

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783,562 km2 (302,535 sq mi)

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86,092,168

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29 October 1923

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Turkey 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.

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Istanbul (Wikipedia)

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