Türkiye


 

Turkey flag waving

 

Country: Republic of Türkiye (TurkishTürkiye Cumhuriyeti)

Georgian transcript: თურქეთი

Capital city: Ankara (ანკარა)

Largest city: Istanbul (სტამბოლი)

Continent: Asia and Europe

Official language: Turkish

Religion: Islam (99.8%)

Motto of the Parliament of Türkiye: Sovereignty unconditionally belongs to the People (Turkish: Egemenkil kayıtsız şartsız milletindir)

Government: Unitary presidential constitutional republic

National holiday: 29 October 1923 (Republic Day; Cumhuriyet Bayramı)

Population: 85,279,553 (2022)

Demonym: Turkish, Turk

Currency: Turkish lira (TRY) (equal to 100 puls)

Driving side: right

Time zone: UTC +3:00

Date format: dd/mm/yyyy

Calling code: +90

Internet TLD: .tr

Website: MFA of Republic of Türkiye

Neighbouring countries: Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Syria