| Country name: |
Turkey |
| Capital: |
Ankara |
| Country code: |
413 |
| Continent: |
Middle East |
| Currency name: |
Turkish lira |
| Independence: |
1923-10-29 00:00:00 |
| Independent from: |
successor state to the Ottoman Empire |
| Total area (km2): |
783,562 |
| Land area (km2): |
769,632 |
| Water area (km2): |
13,930 |
| Population: |
80,694,485 |
| Population note: |
80,694,485 (July 2013 est.) |
| Official language: |
Turkish |
| All languages: |
Turkish (official), Kurdish, other minority languages |
| Time zone: |
EET (UTC+2) - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3) |
| Date format: |
dd/mm/yyyy (AD) |
| Drive on: |
right |
| Calling code: |
+90 |
| Domain: |
.tr |
