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Republic of Turkey
Türkiye Cumhuriyeti
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Anthem: İstiklal Marşı
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Location of Turkey
Location of Turkey
CapitalAnkara
39°55′N32°50′E / 39.917°N 32.833°E / 39.917; 32.833
Largest cityIstanbul
Official language(s)Turkish
DemonymTurkish
GovernmentParliamentary republic
 - FounderMustafa Kemal Atatürk
 - PresidentAbdullah Gül
 - Prime MinisterRecep Tayyip Erdoğan
 - Speaker of the ParliamentCemil Çiçek
 - President of the Constitutional CourtHaşim Kılıç
LegislatureGrand National Assembly
Successionto the Ottoman Empire 
 - Treaty of Lausanne24 July 1923 
 - Declaration of Republic29 October 1923 
Area
 - Total783,562 km2 (37th)
302,535 sq mi 
 - Water (%)1.3
Population
 - 2011 estimate74,724,269[1] (18th)
 - 2000 census67,803,927[2] 
 - Density97/km2 (108th)
239.8/sq mi
GDP (PPP)2011 estimate
 - Total$1.073 trillion[3] (16th)
 - Per capita$16,885[4] (53th)
GDP (nominal)2011 estimate
 - Total$778.089 billion[3] (18th)
 - Per capita$10,522[3] (62nd)
Gini (2008)39.0[5] 
HDI (2011)0.699[6] (high) (92nd)
CurrencyTurkish lira[7] (TRY)
Time zoneEET(UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST)EEST (UTC+3)
Date formatsdd/mm/yyyy (AD)
Drives on theright
ISO 3166 codeTR
Internet TLD.tr
Calling code90

Source: CIA World Factbook
Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of July 26, 2012

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