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Official
Name |
The Republic of Turkey (Türkiye
Cumhuriyeti) |
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Founder |
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938) |
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Capital |
Ankara |
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Population |
70.5 million (as of 2008) |
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Language |
Turkish (uses Latin Alphabet) |
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Currency |
Turkish Lira
1 US $ =1.2 YTL Approx
1 EURO € =1.85 YTL Approx |
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Location |
Eastern Mediterranean. Located on
two continents Europe and Asia. The European part of
Turkey is called Thrace, while the Asian part is
called Anatolia (or Asia Minor) |
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Area |
814 578 Km2 (314 500 square miles)
%3 on the European continent, %97 on
the Asian continent |
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Coastline |
8333 Km. (5000 miles)
Turkey is surrounded by sea on three
sides, by the Black Sea in the north, the
Mediterranean in the south and the Aegean Sea in the
west. In the northwest there is also an important
internal sea, the Sea of Marmara, between the
straits of the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus |
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Major
cities |
İstanbul (10.0 million)
Ankara (4.0 million)
İzmir (3.3 million)
Konya (2.2 million)
Bursa (2.1 million)
Adana (1.8 million) |
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National
Anthem |
İstiklal Marş
Lyrics by : Mehmet Akif Ersoy
Adopted as Turkey's National Anthem
on March 12,1921 |
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Government |
Turkey is democratic, secular and
social state governed by the rule of law; committed
to the nationalism of Atatürk and based on the
principle of the separation of powers;
Legislative Power: The Turkish Grand
National Assembly
Executive Power : President and the
Council of Ministers Judicial Power : Independent
courts and supreme judiciary organs |
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Religion |
99 percent of the population is
Muslim. Turkey is a secular state that assures
complete freedom of worship to non-Muslims |
