Turkey (Republic of Turkey), TR
Turkey: Independent country straddling Southeastern Europe and Western Asia
About
Quick Facts about Republic of Turkey
Population : | 82,003,882 |
Country : | Turkey |
Different from : | Turkestan |
Head of government : | Prime Minister of Turkey, President of Turkey |
Instagram username : | edevletkapisi |
Twitter username : | ekapi |
Plate code : | TR |
Area : | 783562.05 km2 |
Official name : | la République de Turquie, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti |
Continent : | Europe, Asia |
Easternmost point : | Point(44.817 39.65325) |
Northernmost point : | Point(27.240166666 42.104722222) |
Legislative body : | Grand National Assembly of Turkey |
Official language : | Turkish |
Capital : | Ankara |
Establishment : | October 10, 1923 (99 years ago) |
Time Zone : | UTC+03:00 |
Local time : | 12:20:26 (2nd June 2023) |



Geography
Republic of Turkey is located at 39°0'0"N 35°0'0"E (39.0000000, 35.0000000). It has 12 neighbors: Iraq, Iran, Cyprus, Naxcivan Muxtar Respublikasi, Syria, Armenia, Greece, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine, Bulgaria and Union.
Turkey map
The largest city of Republic of Turkey is Istanbul with a population of 15,067,724. Other cities include, Ankara population 5,503,985, Bursa population 2,994,521, Konya population 2,232,374 and Adana population 2,220,125. See all Republic of Turkey cities & populated places.
- Official Website
Official website of Republic of Turkey
- Necmettin Erbakan ,
- Turgut Özal ,
- Bülent Ecevit ,
- Erdal İnönü ,
- Yıldırım Akbulut ,
- Süleyman Demirel ,
- Mesut Yılmaz ,
- Bülend Ulusu ,
- Abdullah Gül , 14 March, 2003 2002-12-18T00:00:00Z
- Recep Tayyip Erdoğan , 2018-06-24T00:00:00Z
- Recep Tayyip Erdoğan , 28 August, 2014 2003-03-23T00:00:00Z
- Ahmet Davutoğlu , 24 May, 2016 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z
- Binali Yıldırım , 9 July, 2018 2016-05-24T00:00:00Z
- Tansu Çiller , 6 March, 1996 1993-06-25T00:00:00Z
Republic of Turkey has 12 neighbours.
- Republic of Iraq Independent country in Western Asia
- Islamic Republic of Iran Independent country in Western Asia
- Republic of Cyprus Independent country situated on an island in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea
- Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic autonomous republic of Azerbaijan
- Syrian Arab Republic Independent country in Western Asia
- Republic of Armenia Independent country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
- Hellenic Republic Independent country in southeastern Europe
- Republic of Azerbaijan Independent country in Western Asia and Eastern Europe
- Georgia country in the Caucasus
- Ukraine Independent country in eastern Europe
- Republic of Bulgaria Independent country in southeastern Europe
- Union economic and political union of 27 states mostly located in Europe
- Trabzon Province
- Diyarbakır Province
- Niğde Province
- Bolu Province
- Isparta Province
- Aydın Province
- Tunceli Province
- Yozgat Province
- Kırıkkale Province
- Kütahya Province
- Erzincan Province
- Hakkâri Province
- Edirne Province
- Kırşehir Province
- Ağrı Province
- Bilecik Province
- Bingöl Province
- Manisa Province
- Zonguldak Province
- Şanlıurfa Province
- Kahramanmaraş Province
- Gümüşhane Province
- Kayseri Province
- Çankırı Province
- Giresun Province
- Bitlis Province
- Bartın Province
- Uşak Province
- Karabük Province
- Kastamonu Province
- Eskişehir Province
- Sakarya Province
- Şırnak Province
- Kilis Province
- Muğla Province
- Afyonkarahisar Province
- Bursa Province
- Malatya Province
- Denizli Province
- Tekirdağ Province
- Kırklareli Province
- Bayburt Province
- Amasya Province
- Düzce Province
- Burdur Province
- Yalova Province
- Artvin Province
- Samsun Province
- Ordu Province
- Antalya Province
- Ardahan Province
- Rize Province
- Sinop Province
- Adıyaman Province
- Elazığ Province
- Konya Province
- Istanbul Province
- Çorum Province
- Batman Province
- Van Province
- Tokat Province
- Mardin Province
- Siirt Province
- Nevşehir Province
- İzmir Province
- Gaziantep Province
- Erzurum Province
- Aksaray Province
- Adana Province
- Osmaniye Province
- Iğdır Province
- Sivas Province
- Muş Province
- Karaman Province
- Çanakkale Province
- Mersin Province
- Hatay Province
- Kocaeli Province
- Ankara Province
- Kars Province
- Balıkesir Province
Demographics
Year | Population | % Change | Method |
1960 | 27,553,280 | - | census |
1961 | 28,229,291 | 2.39% | census |
1962 | 28,909,985 | 2.35% | census |
1963 | 29,597,047 | 2.32% | census |
1964 | 30,292,969 | 2.3% | census |
1965 | 31,000,167 | 2.28% | census |
1966 | 31,718,266 | 2.26% | census |
1967 | 32,448,404 | 2.25% | census |
1968 | 33,196,289 | 2.25% | census |
1969 | 33,969,201 | 2.28% | census |
1970 | 34,772,031 | 2.31% | census |
1971 | 35,608,079 | 2.35% | census |
1972 | 36,475,356 | 2.38% | census |
1973 | 37,366,922 | 2.39% | census |
1974 | 38,272,701 | 2.37% | census |
1975 | 39,185,637 | 2.33% | census |
1976 | 40,100,696 | 2.28% | census |
1977 | 41,020,211 | 2.24% | census |
1978 | 41,953,105 | 2.22% | census |
1979 | 42,912,350 | 2.24% | census |
1980 | 43,905,790 | 2.26% | census |
1981 | 44,936,836 | 2.29% | census |
1982 | 45,997,940 | 2.31% | census |
1983 | 47,072,603 | 2.28% | census |
1984 | 48,138,191 | 2.21% | census |
1985 | 49,178,079 | 2.11% | census |
1986 | 50,186,914 | 2.01% | census |
1987 | 51,168,270 | 1.92% | census |
1988 | 52,125,597 | 1.84% | census |
1989 | 53,065,801 | 1.77% | census |
1990 | 53,994,605 | 1.72% | census |
1991 | 54,911,233 | 1.67% | census |
1992 | 55,815,175 | 1.62% | census |
1993 | 56,713,073 | 1.58% | census |
1994 | 57,613,441 | 1.56% | census |
1995 | 58,522,320 | 1.55% | census |
1996 | 59,442,502 | 1.55% | census |
1997 | 60,372,413 | 1.54% | census |
1998 | 61,308,204 | 1.53% | census |
1999 | 62,243,779 | 1.5% | census |
2000 | 63,174,483 | 1.47% | census |
2001 | 64,100,297 | 1.44% | census |
2002 | 65,022,300 | 1.42% | census |
2003 | 65,938,265 | 1.39% | census |
2004 | 66,845,635 | 1.36% | census |
2005 | 67,743,052 | 1.32% | census |
2006 | 68,626,337 | 1.29% | census |
2007 | 69,515,492 | 1.28% | census |
2008 | 70,344,357 | 1.18% | census |
2009 | 71,261,307 | 1.29% | census |
2010 | 72,310,416 | 1.45% | census |
2011 | 73,517,002 | 1.64% | census |
2012 | 74,849,187 | 1.78% | census |
2013 | 76,223,639 | 1.8% | census |
2014 | 77,523,788 | 1.68% | census |
2015 | 78,665,830 | 1.45% | census |
2016 | 79,821,724 | 1.45% | (Worldbank) |
2017 | 80,144,878 | 0.4% | census |
2018 | 82,003,882 | 2.27% | census |
2019 | 83,429,615 | 1.71% | (Worldbank) |