Turkey
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Republic of Turkey
Türkiye Cumhuriyeti

Motto: 
Egemenlik, kayıtsız şartsız Milletindir 
"Sovereignty unconditionally belongs to the Nation"

Capital:
Ankara (39°55′N 32°50′E)

Largest city:
Istanbul (41°1′N 28°57′E)

Official languages
Turkish

Ethnic groups (2008)
• 70-75% Turks
• 18% Kurds
• 7-12% others
        
Demonym
Turkish

Government:
Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic

• President
• Prime Minister
• Speaker of the Parliament
• President of the Constitutional Court

Legislature
• Grand National Assembly

Succession to the Ottoman Empire

• Ankara government:
23 April 1920 

• Treaty of Lausanne:
24 July 1923 

• Declaration of Republic:
29 October 1923 

• Current constitution:
7 November 1982 

Area:
• Total: 783,562 km2 (37th) - 302,535 sq mi
• Water(%): 1.3

Population: 2013 estimate - 76,667,864 (18th)
Density: 100 /km2 (108th) - 259/sq mi

GDP (PPP): 2013 estimate
• Total: $1.426 trillion (15th)
• Per capita: $19,080 (54th)

Currency:
Turkish lira () (TRY)

Time zone:
• EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST) - EEST (UTC+3)

Date format:
dd/mm/yyyy (AD)

Drives on the:
right

Calling code:
+90

ISO 3166 code:
TR

Internet TLD:
.tr