Turkey
Türkiye
Turkey is a country in Western Asia with about 85.9 million people, and its capital is Ankara. Its system of government is a presidential republic. The main language is Turkish, and the currency is the Turkish Lira.
It covers 783,562 km², making it the 36th largest of the 197 countries here, and ranks 18th by population. That works out at 110 per km², 83rd in the world for density. Turkey shares land borders with 8 countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iraq, Iran and Syria.
- Capital
- Ankara
- Government
- Presidential republic
- Population
- 85,878,55618th of 197, 2025
- Area
- 783,562 km²36th of 197
- Density
- 110 per km²
- Continent
- AsiaWestern Asia
- Language
- Turkish
- Currency
- Turkish Lira (TRY)
- GDP
- $1.6 trillion16th of 193, 2025
- GDP per person
- $18,59962nd of 193, 2025
- Life expectancy
- 77.4 years2025 figure
- Urban population
- 89.5%2025 figure
- Highest point
- Mount Ararat, 5,137 m
- Coastline
- Yes
- Drives on the
- right
- Calling code
- +90
Provinces of Turkey
- Adana2.06 million
- Adıyaman562,636
- Afyonkarahisar685,031
- Ağrı454,387
- Aksaray390,189
- Amasya313,693
- Ankara5.32 million
- Antalya2.72 million
- Ardahan87,748
- Artvin158,964
- Aydın1.05 million
- Balıkesir1.18 million
- Bartın190,324
- Batman545,792
- Bayburt78,777
- Bilecik212,486
- Bingöl253,359
- Bitlis307,483
- Bolu299,413
- Burdur277,226
- Bursa2.89 million
- Çanakkale524,498
- Çankırı183,068
- Çorum491,031
- Denizli975,566
- Diyarbakır1.56 million
- Düzce369,674
- Edirne389,114
- Elazığ541,103
- Erzincan219,866
- Erzurum683,823
- Eskişehir915,418
- Gaziantep2.16 million
- Giresun424,106
- Gümüşhane140,192
- Hakkâri247,997
- Hatay1.5 million
- Iğdır180,544
- Isparta416,157
- Istanbul15.7 million
- İzmir4.13 million
- Kahramanmaraş1.06 million
- Karabük234,826
- Karaman237,847
- Kars253,403
- Kastamonu354,122
- Kayseri1.31 million
- Kilis129,263
- Kırıkkale257,654
- Kırklareli344,825
- Kırşehir225,754
- Kocaeli1.85 million
- Konya2.3 million
- Kütahya543,187
- Malatya743,558
- Manisa1.35 million
- Mardin747,268
- Mersin1.73 million
- Muğla1.02 million
- Muş351,802
- Nevşehir284,657
- Niğde333,356
- Ordu710,463
- Osmaniye502,018
- Rize322,103
- Sakarya973,995
- Samsun1.27 million
- Şanlıurfa1.79 million
- Siirt288,138
- Sinop225,848
- Sivas634,924
- Şırnak467,810
- Tekirdağ1.19 million
- Tokat562,116
- Trabzon757,629
- Tunceli78,056
- Uşak348,239
- Van994,436
- Yalova269,342
- Yozgat420,699
- Zonguldak556,326
How Turkey ranks
| Measure | World | Asia |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 18th of 197 | 10th of 47 |
| Area | 36th of 197 | 9th of 47 |
| Population density | 83rd of 197 | 27th of 47 |
| GDP | 16th of 193 | 5th of 45 |
| GDP per person | 62nd of 193 | 12th of 45 |
| Life expectancy | 65th of 194 | 18th of 46 |
| Urban population | 19th of 194 | 9th of 46 |
| Land borders | 7th of 197 | 2nd of 47 |
Neighbouring countries
Similar in size
- Mozambique799,380 km²
- Chile756,102 km²
- Zambia752,618 km²