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Complete details about Turkey in Asia with capital city Ankara
| Country Name | Turkey (Türkiye) |
| Country Code | TUR |
| Capital City | Ankara |
| Continent | Asia |
| Region | Middle East |
| Independence Year | 1923 |
| Population | 66591000 |
| Surface Area | 774815.0 |
| Life Expectancy | 71.0 years |
| GNP | 210721.0 (old 189122.0) |
| Government Form | Republic |
Spoken Languages |
Arabic (1.4%) Kurdish (10.6%) Turkish [official] (87.6%) |
Major Cities |
Istanbul, Istanbul (population 8787958) Ankara, Ankara (population 3038159) Izmir, Izmir (population 2130359) Adana, Adana (population 1131198) Bursa, Bursa (population 1095842) Gaziantep, Gaziantep (population 789056) Konya, Konya (population 628364) Mersin (Içel), Içel (population 587212) Antalya, Antalya (population 564914) Diyarbakir, Diyarbakir (population 479884) Kayseri, Kayseri (population 475657) Eskisehir, Eskisehir (population 470781) Sanliurfa, Sanliurfa (population 405905) Samsun, Samsun (population 339871) Malatya, Malatya (population 330312) Gebze, Kocaeli (population 264170) Denizli, Denizli (population 253848) Sivas, Sivas (population 246642) Erzurum, Erzurum (population 246535) Tarsus, Adana (population 246206) Kahramanmaras, Kahramanmaras (population 245772) Elâzig, Elâzig (population 228815) Van, Van (population 219319) Sultanbeyli, Istanbul (population 211068) Izmit (Kocaeli), Kocaeli (population 210068) Manisa, Manisa (population 207148) Batman, Batman (population 203793) Balikesir, Balikesir (population 196382) Sakarya (Adapazari), Sakarya (population 190641) Iskenderun, Hatay (population 153022) Osmaniye, Osmaniye (population 146003) Çorum, Çorum (population 145495) Kütahya, Kütahya (population 144761) Hatay (Antakya), Hatay (population 143982) Kirikkale, Kirikkale (population 142044) Adiyaman, Adiyaman (population 141529) Trabzon, Trabzon (population 138234) Ordu, Ordu (population 133642) Aydin, Aydin (population 128651) Usak, Usak (population 128162) Edirne, Edirne (population 123383) Çorlu, Tekirdag (population 123300) Isparta, Isparta (population 121911) Karabük, Karabük (population 118285) Kilis, Kilis (population 118245) Alanya, Antalya (population 117300) Kiziltepe, Mardin (population 112000) Zonguldak, Zonguldak (population 111542) Siirt, Siirt (population 107100) Viransehir, Sanliurfa (population 106400) Tekirdag, Tekirdag (population 106077) Karaman, Karaman (population 104200) Afyon, Afyon (population 103984) Aksaray, Aksaray (population 102681) Ceyhan, Adana (population 102412) Erzincan, Erzincan (population 102304) Bismil, Diyarbakir (population 101400) Nazilli, Aydin (population 99900) Tokat, Tokat (population 99500) Kars, Kars (population 93000) Inegöl, Bursa (population 90500) Bandirma, Balikesir (population 90200) |
Turkey's most recent News and Stories
| Publisher: Fox News | Wed, 23 May 2012 09:32:22 -0700 | |
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ANKARA, Turkey ? A Turkish court was asked Wednesday to approve murder charges against members of Israel's military for the killing of nine people aboard a Turkish ship trying to break an Israeli blockade of Gaza in 2010, Turkey's state-run news agency ... read full story |
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| Publisher: Haaretz | Wed, 23 May 2012 15:54:40 -0700 | |
| Turkey issues arrest warrants for ex-IDF officers read full story | ||
| Publisher: New York Times | Wed, 23 May 2012 09:50:02 -0700 | |
| Turkey May Indict Israeli Generals Over Flotilla Raid read full story | ||
| Publisher: Washington Post | Wed, 23 May 2012 07:27:53 -0700 | |
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ANKARA, Turkey ? Syria is allowing Kurdish rebels who are fighting Turkish forces to establish bases in Syrian territory, as ties between the two neighboring countries deteriorate, a Turkish minister said Wednesday. Interior Minister Idris Naim Sahin ... read full story |
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| Publisher: CNN (blog) | Wed, 23 May 2012 09:46:19 -0700 | |
| What drives Turkey's new Syria stance? A fear of two Kurdistans read full story | ||
| Publisher: Wall Street Journal | Wed, 23 May 2012 11:09:14 -0700 | |
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By MARSHALL ECKBLAD And MELODIE WARNER Hormel Foods Corp., the meat company known for canning Spam, relied on sales of fresh turkey and Mexican-food products to post record fiscal second-quarter profit. Although profit from processing hogs fell sharply ... read full story |
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| Publisher: West Central Tribune | Wed, 23 May 2012 13:05:49 -0700 | |
| Hormel 2Q profit rises 17 percent, boosted by Jennie-O Turkey Store read full story | ||
| Publisher: Proactive Investors USA & Canada | Wed, 23 May 2012 06:52:27 -0700 | |
| Hormel Foods Q2 results top views on strong turkey sales read full story | ||
| Publisher: MarketWatch (press release) | Wed, 23 May 2012 03:32:19 -0700 | |
| Hormel Foods Reports Record Second Quarter Results read full story | ||
| Publisher: Agrimoney.com | Wed, 23 May 2012 06:03:26 -0700 | |
| Hormel puts hopes in turkey as pork downturn bites read full story | ||
| Publisher: Brevard Times | Wed, 23 May 2012 10:04:03 -0700 | |
| Hormel Foods Corporation 2nd Quarter Profits Up read full story | ||
| Publisher: MarketWatch | Tue, 22 May 2012 21:01:34 -0700 | |
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By Kim Hjelmgaard, MarketWatch Turkey has seen nine sequential quarters of growth, consumer confidence higher than the EU average and falling unemployment. Above, a mosque in central Istanbul. ISTANBUL (MarketWatch) ? To understand the father, ... read full story |
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