Turkey Map

About Turkey:
Turkey is officially named the Republic of Turkey. It is a republic in Eurasia, located in Western Asia and Southeast Europe. Turkey is neighbors with Syria and Iraq to the south; Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, Iran and Azerbaijan to the east; Greece to the west; and Bulgaria to the northwest. It is surrounded by the Black Sea to the north, the Aegean Sea to the west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. The Sea of Marmara, the Dardanelles Strait and the Bosphorus separate Europe and Asia; and Anatolia and Thrace. The Dardanelles Strait is the one that connects the Marmara Sea and Aegean of Turkey. Bosphorus Sea connects the Marmara Sea and Black Sea.

One of the most populous and visited cities in Turkey and in the world is Istanbul. The country has a significant geostrategic importance. Turkish is the official language. Ankara is the capital city. Turkey once used to be one the most powerful empires and known Ottoman Empire. 20% of Turkey’s population is Kurds. Grand Bazaar is one of the biggest and oldest malls in the world which based in Istanbul. Turkey has a very cultural heritage. Turkey is very touristic place and very popular destinations for holiday are the following resorts: Marmaris, Antalya, Alanya, Kemer and Belek.

The Facts:
Capital: Ankara.
Area: 302,455 sq mi (783,356 sq km).
Population: ~ 84,000,000.
Largest cities: Istanbul, Ankara, İzmir, Bursa, Adana, Gaziantep, Konya, Antalya, Kayseri, Mersin, Eskişehir, Diyarbakır, Samsun, Denizli, Şanlıurfa, Adapazarı, Malatya, Kahramanmaraş, Erzurum, Van, Batman, Elâzığ, İzmit, Manisa, Sivas, Gebze, Balıkesir, Tarsus, Kütahya, Trabzon, Çorum, Çorlu, Adıyaman, Osmaniye, Kırıkkale, Antakya, Aydın, İskenderun, Uşak, Aksaray, Afyon, Isparta, İnegöl, Tekirdağ, Edirne, Darıca, Ordu, Karaman, Gölcük, Siirt, Körfez, Kızıltepe, Düzce, Tokat, Bolu, Derince, Turgutlu, Bandırma, Nazilli, Kırşehir, Niğde, Zonguldak, Ceyhan, Karabük, Siverek, Akhisar, Lüleburgaz.
Official language: Turkish.
Currency: Turkish lira (TRY).

Regions of Turkey: Aegean, Black Sea, Central Anatolia, Eastern Anatolia, Marmara, Mediterranean, Southeastern Anatolia.

Provinces of Turkey: Adana, Adıyaman, Afyonkarahisar, Ağrı, Amasya, Ankara, Antalya, Artvin, Aydın, Balıkesir, Bilecik, Bingöl, Bitlis, Bolu, Burdur, Bursa, Çanakkale, Çankırı, Çorum, Denizli, Diyarbakır, Edirne, Elâzığ, Erzincan, Erzurum, Eskişehir, Gaziantep, Giresun, Gümüşhane, Hakkâri, Hatay, Isparta, Mersin, Istanbul, İzmir, Kars, Kastamonu, Kayseri, Kırklareli, Kırşehir, Kocaeli, Konya, Kütahya, Malatya, Manisa, Kahramanmaraş, Mardin, Muğla, Muş, Nevşehir, Niğde, Ordu, Rize, Sakarya, Samsun, Siirt, Sinop, Sivas, Tekirdağ, Tokat, Trabzon, Tunceli, Şanlıurfa, Uşak, Van, Yozgat, Zonguldak, Aksaray, Bayburt, Karaman, Kırıkkale, Batman, Şırnak, Bartın, Ardahan, Iğdır, Yalova, Karabük, Kilis, Osmaniye, Düzce.