Outline of Turkey

The location of Turkey

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Turkey:

Turkey – sovereign Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in Southwest Asia and Thrace (Rumelia) at the southeastern tip of the Balkan Peninsula in Southern Europe.^[1] Turkey is a democratic, secular, unitary, constitutional republic whose political system was established in 1923 under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, following the fall of the Ottoman Empire in the aftermath of World War I.

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Turkey

Pronunciation: ⁱ/ˈtɜːr.ki/
Common English country name: Turkey
Official English country name: The Republic of Turkey
Common endonym(s), i.e., in Turkish: Türkiye
Official endonym(s): Türkiye Cumhuriyeti
Adjectival(s): Turkish
Demonym(s): Turks (in Turkish language: Türkler)
Etymology: Name of Turkey
International rankings of Turkey
ISO country codes: TR, TUR, 792
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:TR
Internet country code top-level domain: .tr

Geography of Turkey

An enlargeable topographic map of Turkey

Main article: Geography of Turkey

Turkey is: a country
Location: transcontinental (lies in both Europe and Asia)
Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
Eurasia
Asia
Southwest Asia
Armenian highlands^[2]
Caucasus (partly)
Anatolia (also known as the "Anatolian Peninsula")
Europe
Balkans (also known as "Southeastern Europe")
Greater Middle East
Time zone: Eastern European Time (UTC+02), Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03)
Extreme points of Turkey
High: Mount Ararat 5,137 m (16,854 ft)
Low: Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea 0 m
Land boundaries: 2,648 km

Syria 822 km

Iran 499 km

Iraq 352 km

Armenia 268 km

Georgia 252 km

Bulgaria 240 km

Greece 206 km

Azerbaijan 9 km

Coastline: 7,200 km

Population of Turkey: 72.561.312 (December 31, 20079 - 17th most populous country
Area of Turkey: 783562 km²
Atlas of Turkey

Environment of Turkey

An enlargeable satellite image of Turkey

Main article: Environment of Turkey

Natural geographic features of Turkey

Turkey is divided into 81 provinces, called iller in Turkish

Districts of Turkey

Main article: Districts of Turkey

The provinces of Turkey are divided into 923 districts (ilçeler; sing. ilçe).

Demography of Turkey

Main article: Demographics of Turkey

Census in Turkey

Government and politics of Turkey

Main article: Government of Turkey and Politics of Turkey

Form of government:
Capital of Turkey: Ankara
Political ideologies in Turkey
Anarchism in Turkey
Republicanism in Turkey

Branches of the government of Turkey

Main article: Government of Turkey

Executive branch of the government of Turkey

Legislative branch of the government of Turkey

Grand National Assembly of Turkey (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Turkey

Main article: Legal system of the Republic of Turkey

There are three supreme courts in Turkey:

Foreign relations of Turkey

Main article: Foreign relations of Turkey

Foreign relations of Turkey, by country

International organization membership

The Republic of Turkey is a member of:^[1]

Asian Development Bank (ADB) (nonregional member)
Australia Group
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone (BSEC)
Council of Europe (CE)
Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)
Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC)
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) (observer)
European Union (EU) (applicant)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (G20)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Energy Agency (IEA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)
Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Organization of American States (OAS) (observer)
Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI)
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG)
United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI)
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
Western European Union (WEU) (associate)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)
Zangger Committee (ZC)

Law and order in Turkey

Military of Turkey

Main article: Military of Turkey

History of Turkey

Main article: History of Turkey and Timeline of Turkish history

History of Turkey, by period

History of Turkey, by subject

Culture of Turkey

Main article: Culture of Turkey

Art in Turkey

Main article: Art in Turkey

Religion in Turkey

Main article: Religion in Turkey

Sports in Turkey

Main article: Sports in Turkey

Economy and infrastructure of Turkey

Main article: Economy of Turkey

Education in Turkey

Main article: Education in Turkey

References

1 2 "Turkey". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 14, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
↑ "Armenian Highland". Retrieved 28 February 2015.

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Turkey

Government

Public institutions

Additional profiles

Other

Turkey travel guide from Wikivoyage
Official site of Turkish Culture and Tourism Office

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