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🇹🇷Turkey

Türkiye

Asia · Western AsiaSovereign state
ISOTR · TUR · 792
LAT,LNG39.00, 35.00
TEL+90

Turkey is a sovereign country in Western Asia, Asia. Its capital is Ankara. It has a population of about 84,339,067 across 783,562 km² — roughly 108 people per km². The currency is the Turkish lira (TRY ₺). The official language is Turkish. Its ISO 3166 codes are TR, TUR, 792, and the international calling code is +90.

Capital
Ankara
#17
Population
84,339,067
#38
Area
783,562 km²
#99
Density
108 /km²

Key facts about Turkey

GET/alpha/TR
Calling code
+90
Currencies
TRY ₺
Languages
Turkish
Timezones
UTC+03:00
Demonym
Turkish
Top-level domain
.tr
ISO codes
TR · TUR · 792
Coordinates
39.00, 35.00
Capital
Ankara

Other names for Turkey

TurkiyeRepublic of TurkeyTürkiye CumhuriyetiTurquieTurquíaTürkeiTurchiaTurquiaトルコ

Largest cities in Turkey (12)

GET/cities?country=TR

Countries bordering Turkey (8)

GET/borders/turkey

Frequently asked questions about Turkey

What is the capital of Turkey?

The capital of Turkey is Ankara.

What is the population of Turkey?

Turkey has a population of about 84,339,067, the 17th largest in the world.

What currency is used in Turkey?

Turkey uses the Turkish lira (TRY, symbol ₺).

What languages are spoken in Turkey?

The main language of Turkey is Turkish.

What is the calling code for Turkey?

The international dialing code for Turkey is +90.

Which countries border Turkey?

Turkey shares land borders with Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, and Syrian Arab Republic.

Query Turkey from the API

Every value on this page is available from the free REST API — no key required. Each endpoint below is filled in for Turkey; copy any URL and run it.

This country
GET countries.dev/alpha/TR
Full record by ISO alpha-2 codeDocs
GET countries.dev/alpha/TUR
Full record by ISO alpha-3 codeDocs
GET countries.dev/numericcode/792
Look up by ISO numeric codeDocs
GET countries.dev/cioc/TUR
Look up by IOC (Olympic) codeDocs
GET countries.dev/name/turkey
Search by country nameDocs
Places in this country
GET countries.dev/cities?country=TR
Largest cities in TurkeyDocs
GET countries.dev/borders/turkey
Neighbouring countries (full records)Docs
GET countries.dev/cities/near?lat=39&lng=35
Nearest cities to its centre pointDocs
Find similar countries
GET countries.dev/region/Asia
Countries in AsiaDocs
GET countries.dev/subregion/Western%20Asia
Countries in Western AsiaDocs
GET countries.dev/currency/TRY
Countries using the Turkish liraDocs
GET countries.dev/lang/tr
Countries that speak TurkishDocs
GET countries.dev/callingcode/90
Countries with calling code +90Docs
GET countries.dev/timezone/UTC%2B03%3A00
Countries in UTC+03:00Docs
GET countries.dev/tld/tr
Countries on the .tr domainDocs
GET countries.dev/demonym/Turkish
Countries whose people are "Turkish"Docs
GET countries.dev/capital/Ankara
Find a country by capital (Ankara)Docs
See Turkey on the interactive map