Turkey - Wikipedia
WEBTurkey is an upper-middle-income and emerging country; its economy is the world's 18th-largest by nominal and 11th-largest by PPP-adjusted GDP. It is a unitary presidential republic. Turkey is a founding member of the OECD, G20, …
Turkey | Location, Geography, People, Economy, Culture,
WEB5 days ago · Turkey, country that occupies a unique geographic position, lying partly in Asia and partly in Europe and serving as both a bridge and a barrier between them. The modern Turkish republic was founded in 1923 after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, and its capital is Istanbul (formerly Constantinople).
Turkey Maps & Facts - World Atlas
WEBFeb 24, 2021 · Turkey is located in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres of the Earth. It is bordered by seven countries: Greece and Bulgaria to the northwest, Georgia to the northeast, Armenia and Iran to the east, Iraq to the southeast, and Syria to the south.
Turkey (Turkiye) - The World Factbook
WEBSep 3, 2024 · Location. Southeastern Europe and Southwestern Asia (that portion of Turkey west of the Bosporus is geographically part of Europe), bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and bordering the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Greece and Syria.
Turkey country profile - BBC News
WEBAug 22, 2023 · Straddling the continents of Europe and Asia, Turkey's strategically important location has given it major influence in the region - and control over the entrance to the Black Sea.
Turkey - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEBTurkey, [a] officially the Republic of Türkiye, [b] is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe.
Facts and History of Turkey - ThoughtCo
WEBJun 23, 2018 · At the crossroads between Europe and Asia, Turkey is a fascinating country. Dominated by Greeks, Persians, and Romans in turn throughout the classical era, what is now Turkey was once the seat of the Byzantine Empire.
Turkey - The World Factbook
WEBDec 28, 2021 · Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk or "Father of the Turks." Under his leadership, the country adopted radical social, legal, and political reforms.
Turkey (Turkiye) Summary - The World Factbook
WEBSep 3, 2024 · Background. Reformer and national hero Mustafa KEMAL founded modern Turkey in 1923 from the remnants of the Ottoman Empire. Turkey joined the UN in 1945 and NATO in 1952, with EU accession talks beginning in 2005. Turkey shifted from a parliamentary to a presidential system in 2017.
Turkey - A Country Profile - Nations Online Project
WEBOfficial Name: Türkiye Cumhuriyeti.