TR
Turkey
Republic of Türkiye
Turkey sits in Western Asia and uses TRY - Turkish lira (₺). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Ankara
Population
86.1M
Area
783.6K km2
Population
86.1M
86,092,168 people
Area
783.6K km2
783,562 square kilometers
Density
110/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Ankara
39.93, 32.87
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Turkey, officially listed here as Republic of Türkiye, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Turkey, TR, TUR, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Turkey is grouped under Asia, more specifically Western Asia, with Europe and Asia shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 86,092,168 people and a land area of 783,562 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 110 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 39, 35, while the capital coordinate reference is 39.93, 32.87. Turkey shares listed land borders with ARM, AZE, BGR, GEO, GRC, IRN, IRQ, SYR, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Ankara (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Istanbul, Ankara, Ä°zmir, Bursa and Antalya. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Turkey, capital of Turkey, and major urban areas in Turkey. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary presidential republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include G20, NATO, OECD and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Turkey uses calling code +90, postal format #####, and time zone data listed as UTC+03:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists TRY - Turkish lira (₺), while language records include Turkish. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as TR. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 43.7 for 2023.
How to use this profile
This Turkey profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
TR / TUR
Top-level domains
.tr
Continents
Europe, Asia
Border countries
ARM, AZE, BGR, GEO, GRC, IRN, IRQ, SYR
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
TR
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Turkey is represented by the TR country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Istanbul
Ä°stanbul
15,519,267
admin
#2
Ankara
Ankara
5,803,482
primary
#3
Ä°zmir
Ä°zmir
4,493,242
admin
#4
Bursa
Bursa
2,901,396
admin
#5
Antalya
Antalya
2,426,356
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary presidential republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+90
Postal format
#####
Timezones
UTC+03:00
Languages
Turkish
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
43.7
2023