Official Name of CountryRepublic of Turkey
Capital CityAnkara
GovernmentPresidential System of Government
Population80.8 million (2017)
Labor Force (Population)31.6 million (2017)
Median Age31.7 (2017)
Official LanguageTurkish
PresidentRecep Tayyip Erdoğan
Area783,562.38 km²
Coordinates39° 55′ North, 32° 50′ East
Time ZoneGMT +2
Neighboring CountriesBulgaria, Greece, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia
Major Cities (Population)Istanbul (15.0 million), Ankara (5.4 million), Izmir (4.3 million), Bursa (2.9 million), Antalya (2.4 million) (2017)
ClimateTemperate; hot, dry summers with mild, wet winters
Telephone Code+90
Country Code Top-Level Domain.tr
Electricity Voltage220 V, 50 Hz
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)
Financial CenterIstanbul
GDPUSD 851 billion (2017-Current Prices)
GDP Per CapitaUSD 10,597 (2017)
Exports ValueUSD 157 billion (2017)
Imports ValueUSD 234 billion (2017)
Tourism RevenueUSD 26.3 billion (2017)
Tourist Number32.1 million (2017)
Foreign Direct InvestmentUSD 10.9 billion (2017)
Number of Companies with Foreign Capital58,418 (2017)
Inflation Rate11.9% (CPI-2017)
Major Exports MarketsGermany (9.6%); UK (6.1%); UAE (5.8%); Iraq (5.8%); USA (5.5%); Italy (5.4%); France (4.2%); Spain (4.0%); Netherlands (2.5%) Israel (2.2%) (2017)
Major Imports SourcesChina (10.0%); Germany (9.1%); Russia (8.3%); USA (5.1%); Italy (4.8%); France (3.5%); Iran (3.2%); Switzerland (3.0%); South Korea (2.8%); UK (2.8%) (2017)
Trade Agreements• Customs Union Agreement with the EU
• Free Trade Agreements with Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Chile, EFTA member countries (Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein),Faroe Islands, Ghana, Kosovo, Lebanon, Egypt, Georgia, Israel, Jordan, Singapore, South Korea, Syria, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Palestine, Serbia, Sudan, Tunisia
Traffic FlowRight