Türkiye

Official name: Republic of Turkey

Turkey Map Outline
Capital: Ankara
Total Area: 779,452 km2
Approximate population: 86,414,764
Location: Southwestern Asia
Languages: Turkish, Kurdish
Religions: Sunni Muslim, Shi'a Muslim
Currency: Turkish lira (TRY)
Organizations: United Nations, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Borders: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Syria
Maritime boundaries: Aegean Sea, Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea

Turkey is divided into (81) provinces:
Adana, Adıyaman, Afyonkarahisar, Ağrı, Amasya, Ankara, Antalya, Artvin, Aydın, Balıkesir, Bilecik, Bingöl, Bitlis, Bolu, Burdur, Bursa, Çanakkale, Çankırı, Çorum, Denizli, Diyarbakır, Edirne, Elazığ, Erzincan, Erzurum, Eskişehir, Gaziantep, Giresun, Gümüşhane, Hakkâri, Hatay, Isparta, Mersin, Istanbul, İzmir, Kars, Kastamonu, Kayseri, Kırklareli, Kırşehir, Kocaeli, Konya, Kütahya, Malatya, Manisa, Kahramanmaraş, Mardin, Muğla, Muş, Nevşehir, Niğde, Ordu, Rize, Sakarya, Samsun, Siirt, Sinop, Sivas, Tekirdağ, Tokat, Trabzon, Tunceli, Şanlıurfa, Uşak, Van, Yozgat, Zonguldak, Aksaray, Bayburt, Karaman, Kırıkkale, Batman, Şırnak, Bartın, Ardahan, Iğdır, Yalova, Karabük, Kilis, Osmaniye, Düzce

Interesting facts:
- Istanbul is the only city in the world which straddles two continents: Europe and Asia.
- Istanbul (Constantinople) was once Capital of the Ottoman Empire. It changed its name to Istanbul in 1930 after the War of Independence.
- Turkey has over 82,000 mosques, with around 3,000 in Istanbul alone.
- Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar has 64 streets and 4,000 shops