Where is Türkiye?
Türkiye is a country in Western Asia, bordered by Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, and Syria.
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Crazy but True
Turkey is home to Göbekli Tepe, a complex of carved stone pillars built around 9500 BC. It is roughly 6,000 years older than Stonehenge, and it predates the pyramids, writing, the wheel and farming itself. People built it before anyone had invented pottery.
Türkiye facts
- Capital
- Ankara
- Population
- 85,878,556 (2025)
- Area
- 783,562 km²
- Continent
- Asia
- Region
- Western Asia
- Currency
- Turkish lira (TRY)
- Languages
- Turkish
- Coordinates
- 39°, 35°
- Landlocked
- No
- Country code
- TR · TUR
How Türkiye compares
- Türkiye is the 37th largest of the 168 countries on our map by area.
- It is smaller than Mozambique and larger than Chile.
- It is the 18th most populous of the 167 with population data.
- It shares land borders with 8 countries.
- Within Asia, it is the 9th largest of 45 countries by area.