Place:Outline of Turkey
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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
- Pronunciation: /ˈtɜːr.ki/ (
listen) - Common English country name: Turkey
- Official English country name: The Republic of Turkiye
- Common endonym(s), i.e., in Turkish: Türkiye
- Official endonym(s): Türkiye Cumhuriyeti (help·info)
- 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 TR
- Internet country code top-level domain: .tr
Geography of Turkey
Little Ararat is in the Eastern Anatolia Region.
- Turkey is: a country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Time zone
- Turkey Standard Time (00), since 2016
- Eastern European Time (00) Eastern Daylight Time (00), until 2016.
- 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 (1645 mi)
Syria (outline) 822 km (511 mi)
Iran (outline) 499 km (511 mi)
Iraq (outline) 352 km (310 mi)
Armenia (outline) 268 km (167 mi)
Georgia (outline) 252 km (157 mi)
Bulgaria (outline) 240 km (149 mi)
Greece (outline) 206 km (5128 mi)
Azerbaijan (outline) 9 km (6 mi)
- Coastline: 7,200 km (4,474 mi)
- Population of Turkey: 82 million 19th most populous country
- Area of Turkey: 783,562 km2 (302,455 sq mi) 36th most extensive country
- Atlas of Turkey
- Cities of Turkey, by population
Environment of Turkey
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- Climate of Turkey
- Environmental issues in Turkey
- Ecoregions in Turkey
- Renewable energy in Turkey
- Geothermal power in Turkey
- Solar power in Turkey
- Wind power in Turkey
- Geology of Turkey
- Earthquakes in Turkey
- National parks of Turkey
- Wildlife of Turkey
- Flora of Turkey
- Fauna of Turkey
- Birds of Turkey
- Mammals of Turkey
- Reptiles of Turkey
Geographic features of Turkey
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- Glaciers of Turkey
- Islands of Turkey
- Lakes of Turkey
- Mountain peaks of Turkey
- Highest major summits of Turkey
- Most prominent summits of Turkey
- Most isolated major summits of Turkey
- Anti-Taurus Mountains
- Pontic Mountains
- Sultan Mountains
- Taurus Mountains
- Yalnızçam Mountains
- Yıldız Mountains
- Volcanoes of Turkey
- Rivers of Turkey
- Büyük Menderes River
- Euphrates
- Kızılırmak
- Meriç
- Sakarya River
- Tigris
- Waterfalls of Turkey
- World Heritage Sites in Turkey
Regions of Turkey
- Aegean Region
- Black Sea Region
- Central Anatolia Region
- Eastern Anatolia Region
- Marmara Region
- Mediterranean Region
- Southeastern Anatolia Region
Ecoregions of Turkey
List of ecoregions in Turkey
- Ecoregions in Turkey
Administrative divisions of Turkey
Administrative divisions of Turkey
- Provinces of Turkey
- Districts of Turkey
- Cities of Turkey
Provinces of Turkey
Provinces of Turkey Turkey is divided into 81 provinces, called iller in Turkish
Districts of Turkey
Districts of Turkey The provinces of Turkey are divided into 923 districts (ilçeler; sing. ilçe).
Demography of Turkey
Demographics of Turkey
- Census in Turkey
Government and politics of Turkey
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- Form of government: Unitary presidential constitutional republic
- Capital of Turkey: Ankara
- Flag of Turkey
- Elections in Turkey
- Voting rights in Turkey
- Political parties in Turkey
- Justice and Development Party (AKP)
- Republican People's Party (CHP)
- Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP)
- Nationalist Movement Party (MHP)
- Good Party
- Worker's Party
- Democracy and Progress Party
- Communist Party
- Green Party
- Future Party
- Political divisions of Turkey
National government
- Constitution of Turkey
Legislative branch
- Parliament of Turkey
- Speaker of the Grand National Assembly
Executive branch
- Head of state and Head of government: President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (12th)
- Vice President of Turkey: Fuat Oktay (1st)
- Cabinet of Turkey
Judicial branch
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- Turkey national courts
- Constitutional Court of Turkey
- Chief Justice of Turkey
- High Court of Appeals of Turkey
- Supreme Council of Public Accounts
- Court of Jurisdictional Disputes
- Constitutional Court of Turkey
Foreign relations
- Foreign policy of Turkey
International organization membership
- Member state of the Group of Twenty (G20)
- Member state of Council of Europe
- Member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- Member state of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation
- Member state of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Member state of the United Nations
- Member state of the Turkic Council
Military
- Turkish Army
- Turkish Gendarmerie
- Turkish Air Force
- Turkish Coast Guard
Intelligence organizations
- National Intelligence Organization (MİT)
- KDGM
- General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces
- Gendarmerie Intelligence Organization
History of Turkey
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History of Turkey, by period
- Ancient period
- Ancient settlements in Turkey
- Ancient kingdoms of Anatolia
- Ottoman Empire
- Rebellions in the Ottoman Empire
History of Turkey, by subject
- Constitutional history of Turkey
- Economic history of Turkey
- Genetic history of the Turkish people
- History of the Jews in Turkey
- Military history of Turkey
- History of Turkish navies
Culture of Turkey
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Salep is a traditional drink that is made out of orchids.
- Architecture
- Ottoman architecture
- Cuisine
- Languages
- Adyghe (Circassian)
- Northern Kurdish
- Ladino
- Turkish
- Regional Turkish
- Turkish Sign Language
- Western Armenian
- Media
- Newspapers
- Radio stations
- Television
- Museums
- Public holidays
- Traditions
- Carpets
- Folk dances
- Shadow play
- Turkophilia
- Turquerie
- World Heritage Sites in Turkey
Art in Turkey
- Cinema
- Golden Orange Awards
- Turkish actors
- Turkish directors
- Turkish films
- Turkish production companies
- Turkish scriptwriters
- Literature
- Turkish novelists
- List of contemporary Turkish poets
- Turkish short story writers
- Museums
- Music
- Classical composers
- Composers
- Theater
- Turkish playwrights
- Television
- Television series
- Visual arts
- Turkish painters
- Turkish photographers
- Turkish sculpturist
Law in Turkey
- Constitution of Turkey
- Separation of church and state in Turkey
- Separation of powers under the Turkish Constitution
- Civil liberties in Turkey
- Abortion in Turkey
- Assisted suicide in Turkey
- Freedom of assembly in Turkey
- Freedom of association in Turkey
- Freedom of information in Turkey
- Freedom of movement under Turkish law
- Freedom of religion in Turkey
- Freedom of speech in Turkey
- LGBT rights in Turkey
- Polygamy in Turkey
- Prostitution in Turkey
- Freedom of the press in Turkey
- Criminal law in Turkey
- Criminal law procedure in Turkey
- Capital punishment in Turkey
- Crime in Turkey
- Crimes against the public
- Sumptuary law in Turkey
- Alcohol laws of Turkey
- Smoking ban in Turkey
- Sumptuary law in Turkey
- Crimes against property
- Bribery in Turkey
- Embezzlement in Turkey
- Gambling in Turkey
- Intellectual property violation
- Tax evasion in Turkey
- Crimes against animals in Turkey
- Animal cruelty laws in Turkey
- Family law in Turkey
- Marriage in Turkey
- Dissolution of marriage in Turkey
- No-fault divorce in Turkey
- Child custody laws in Turkey
- Child support in Turkey
- Parenting coordinator in Turkey
- Grandparent visitation rights in Turkey
- Adoption in Turkey
- Surrogacy in Turkey
- Child protective services in Turkey
- Emancipation of minors in Turkey
- Juvenile law in Turkey
- Intellectual property law in Turkey
- World Intellectual Property Organization
- Copyright law in Turkey
- Public domain in Turkey
- Commercial law in Turkey
- Bankruptcy in Turkey
- Consumer protection in Turkey
- Securities regulation in Turkey
- Capital Markets Board of Turkey
- Financial Regulation in Turkey
- Jurisprudence in Turkey
- Judicial review in Turkey
- Practice of law in Turkey
- Law making in Turkey
- Ballot measures in Turkey
- Executive orders in Turkey
- Legislative rulemaking in Turkey
- Treaties of Turkey
- Statutory law
- Acts of Parliament in Turkey
- Law enforcement in Turkey
Religion in Turkey
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- Bahá'í Faith in Turkey
- Buddhism
- Christianity in Turkey
- Catholic Church in Turkey
- Latin Church
- Archdiocese of Izmir
- Apostolic Vicariate of Anatolia
- Apostolic Vicariate of Istanbul
- Armenian Catholic Church
- Archeparchy of Istanbul
- Greek Byzantine Catholic Church
- Greek Catholic Exarchate of Istanbul
- Syriac Catholic Church
- Syriac Catholic Exarchate of Istanbul
- Chaldean Catholic Church
- Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Istanbul
- Latin Church
- Greek Orthodox Church
- Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
- Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch
- Turkish Orthodox Patriarchate
- Nestorian Church of the East
- Assyrian Church of the East
- Armenina Apostolic Church
- Armenian Apostolic Church
- Protestanism
- Armenian Evangelical Church
- Protestant Church in Germany
- Greek Evangelical Church
- Anglicanism
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Catholic Church in Turkey
- Islam
- Alevism
- Quranism
- Shi’a Islam
- Alawites
- Twelver
- Sufism
- Sunni Islam
- Judaism
- Karaite
- Orthodox
- Hasidic
- Modern Orthodox
- Tengrism
- Yazidism
Sports in Turkey
Sports in Turkey
- Football in Turkey
- Football clubs in Turkey
- Turkey at the Olympics
Economy and infrastructure of Turkey
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- Economic rank, by nominal GDP(2021): 20th
- Economic rank, by GDP (PPP) (2021): 11th
- Currency of Turkey: ₺ Turkish lira
- Banking in Turkey
- Central Bank
- List of banks in Turkey
- Telecommunications in Turkey
- Internet in Turkey
- Regional Internet Registry for Europe (RIPE NNC)
- Internet in Turkey
- Economic history of Turkey
- National debt of Turkey
- Energy in Turkey
- Energy policy of Turkey
- Electricity sector in Turkey
- Coal in Turkey
- Nuclear energy in Turkey
- Renewable energy in Turkey
- Geothermal power in Turkey
- Solar power in Turkey
- Wind power in Turkey
- Coal in Turkey
- Energy conservation in Turkey
- Energy policy of Turkey
- Department of Energy
- Turkish energy law
- Health care in Turkey
- Industry trade groups in Turkey
- Tourism in Turkey
- Shopping malls in Turkey
- Transportation in Turkey
- Air transportation in Turkey
- Airports in Turkey
- Highway system in Turkey
- Rail transport in Turkey
- High-speed rail in Turkey
- History of rail transport in Turkey
- Air transportation in Turkey
- Trade policy of Turkey
- European Union Customs Union
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- World Trade Organization
- Wealth in Turkey
- Household income in Turkey
- Income inequality in Turkey
- Personal income in Turkey
- Poverty in Turkey
- Welfare in Turkey
- Water supply and sanitation in Turkey
Education in Turkey
- Higher education in Turkey
- Medical education in Turkey
- Legal education in Turkey
- List of schools in Turkey
- List of international schools in Turkey
- List of yeshivas in Turkey
- List of public schools in Turkey
- Lists of universities and colleges
- List of law schools in Turkey
- List of medical schools in Turkey
- Anti-schooling activism in Turkey
- Department of Education in Turkey
- Board of education in Turkey
- Compulsory education in Turkey
- Foreign language education in Turkey
- Homeschooling in Turkey
See also
- Topic overview:
- Turkey
- Index of Turkey-related articles
- All pages with titles containing Turk
- All pages with titles containing Turkey
- All pages with titles containing Turkish
References
- ↑ "Turkey". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 14, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/turkey/.
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