Turkey - Wikipedia Turkey is an upper-middle-income and emerging country; its economy is the world's 16th-largest by nominal and 11th-largest by PPP-adjusted GDP As the 15th-largest electricity producer in the world, Turkey aims to become a hub for regional energy transportation It is a unitary presidential republic
Turkey (Türkiye) | Location, Geography, People, Economy, Culture . . . Turkey, also called Türkiye, country that occupies a unique geographic position, lying partly in Asia and partly in Europe Throughout its history it has acted as both a barrier and a bridge between the two continents
Turkey Maps Facts - World Atlas Turkey is a transcontinental Eurasian country The major part of the country lies in the Anatolian Plateau of Western Asia while a small part is located on Southeastern Europe's Balkan Peninsula The Turkish Straits (Bosphorus and Dardanelles) and Sea of Marmara separate the European part of Turkey called East Thrace from Anatolia
10 of the Best Places to Visit in Türkiye - Lonely Planet Writer Jennifer Hattam picks 10 Türkiye destinations from the Aegean to the far east Visit İstanbul's Hagia Sophia and Kadıköy, then head to Cappadocia for cave hotels and balloons For history, try the Turquoise Coast; for food, head to Gaziantep in southeastern Anatolia
Turkey (bird) - Wikipedia Turkeys are large, heavyset galliforms in the genus Meleagris, indigenous to the Americas They are among the largest birds in their native ranges, as well as being one of the heaviest birds in the order Galliformes
Turkey — Facts, Capital, Population, Flag Profile Mustafa Kemal Atatürk proclaimed the Republic of Turkey in 1923, replacing Ottoman imperial structures with a secular, nationalist state modeled on Western Europe Sweeping Kemalist reforms abolished the caliphate, introduced the Latin alphabet, and modernized law, education, and governance
Turkey - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Turkey is a republic There are 81 provinces in Turkey The money of Turkey is called the Turkish Lira The capital city is Ankara, a city in the central region, called Anatolia The cultural and economic centre is in the European side of Istanbul In the past Istanbul was called Constantinople