Map Of Turkey

Official Name	The Republic of Turkey (Türkiye Cumhuriyeti)
Founder	Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK ( 1881-1938 )

Capital	ANKARA	Turkish Flag
Population	67.8 million (as of 2000)
Language	Turkish (uses Latin Alphabet)
Currency	New Turkish Lira ( YTL ) as of 1/1/2005 1YTL=1,000,000 TL ( Turkish Lira )

Location	Eastern Mediterranean. Located on two contitents Europe and Asia. The European part of Turkey is called Thrace, while the Asian part is called Anatolia or ( Asia Minor )
Area	814 578 Km2 (314 500 square miles)
	% 3 % 97	on the European continent on the Asian continent
Major Cities	Istanbul Ankara Izmir Konya Bursa Adana	10.0 million 4.0 million 3.3 million 2.2 million 2.1 million 1.8 million
Religion	99 percent of the population is Muslim. Turkey is a secular state that assures complete freedom of worship to non-Muslims.
National Anthem	“ Istiklal Marsi ” Lyrics by : Mehmet Akif Ersoy Adopted as Turkey’s National Anthem on March 12,1921
Government	Turkey is democratic, secular and social state governed by the rule of law; committed to the nationalism of Atatürk and based on the principle of the separation of powers;
	Legislative Power : The Turkish Grand National Assembly Executive Power : President and the Council of Ministers. Judicial Power : Independent courts and supreme judiciary organs.
Coastline	8333 Km. (5000 miles) Turkey is surrounded by sea on three sides, by the Black Sea in the north, the Mediterranean in the south and the Aegean Sea in the west. In the northwest there is also an important internal sea, the Sea of Marmara, between the straits of the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus
Geographical Regions	Turkey has 80 administrative provinces and seven geographical regions. The first four of the seven regions are given the names of the seas which are adjacent to them. - Black Sea Region - Marmara Region - Aegean Region - Mediterranean Region The other three regions are named in accordance with their location in the whole of Anatolia. - Central Anatolia Region - Eastern Anatolia Region - Southeastern Anatolia Region
Famous Landmarks	Ayasofya Museum, Topkapi Palace, Blue Mosque, Dolmabahçe Palace, ancient City of Troy, Ephesus, Aphrodisias, Pergamon, Pamukkale, Göreme- Cappadocia, Mt.Nemrut, Safranbolu
Some important products	As of 1998, Turkey is the world's largest producer of hard-shell nuts, fig and apricot, the fourth STET in fresh vegetables, grape and tobacco production and seventh in wheat and cotton production. Turkish delight and helva are famous throughout the world. Turkey is among the leading countries worldwide in textiles and ready-to-wear clothing production. The exports of this sector constitutes 36 percent of total industrial exports. The leather processing industry is also very developed in Turkey, both in terms of technological level and high production capacity. It places second to textiles in terms of export figures.
Other Useful Information
Time	Local time is equal to GMT + 2 hours. Same time zone all over the country ( seven hours ahead of U.S. eastern standard time )
Electricity	220 volts a.c. throughout Turkey
Weights and Measures	Metric and Kilo system

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