Turkey
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Republic of Turkey
Türkiye Cumhuriyeti
Motto:
Egemenlik, kayıtsız şartsız Milletindir
"Sovereignty unconditionally belongs to the Nation"
Capital:
Ankara (39°55′N 32°50′E)
Largest city:
Istanbul (41°1′N 28°57′E)
Official languages
Turkish
Ethnic groups (2008)
• 70-75% Turks
• 18% Kurds
• 7-12% others
Demonym
Turkish
Government:
Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
• President
• Prime Minister
• Speaker of the Parliament
• President of the Constitutional Court
Legislature
• Grand National Assembly
Succession to the Ottoman Empire
• Ankara government:
23 April 1920
• Treaty of Lausanne:
24 July 1923
• Declaration of Republic:
29 October 1923
• Current constitution:
7 November 1982
Area:
• Total: 783,562 km2 (37th) - 302,535 sq mi
• Water(%): 1.3
Population: 2013 estimate - 76,667,864 (18th)
Density: 100 /km2 (108th) - 259/sq mi
GDP (PPP): 2013 estimate
• Total: $1.426 trillion (15th)
• Per capita: $19,080 (54th)
Currency:
Turkish lira () (TRY)
Time zone:
• EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST) - EEST (UTC+3)
Date format:
dd/mm/yyyy (AD)
Drives on the:
right
Calling code:
+90
ISO 3166 code:
TR
Internet TLD:
.tr
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