Outline of Turkey

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Turkey:

Turkey – sovereign Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in Southwest Asia and Thrace (Rumelia) at the southeastern tip of the Balkan Peninsula in Southern Europe.^[1] Turkey is a democratic, secular, unitary, constitutional republic whose political system was established in 1923 under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, following the fall of the Ottoman Empire in the aftermath of World War I.

General reference[edit]

Pronunciation: /ˈtɜːr.ki/
Common English country name: Turkey
Official English country name: The Republic of Turkiye
Common endonym(s), i.e., in Turkish: Türkiye
Official endonym(s): Türkiye Cumhuriyeti
Adjectival(s): Turkish
Demonym(s): Turks (in Turkish language: Türkler)
Etymology: Name of Turkey
International rankings of Turkey
ISO country codes: TR, TUR, 792
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:TR
Internet country code top-level domain: .tr

Geography of Turkey[edit]

Turkey is: a country
Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  - Asia (except Thrace)
    - Southwest Asia
  - Europe
    - Southeast Europe
- Time zone
  - Turkey Standard Time (UTC+03:00), since 2016
  - Eastern European Time (UTC+02:00) Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+03:00), until 2016.
- Extreme points of Turkey
  - High: Mount Ararat 5,137 m (16,854 ft)
  - Low: Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea 0 m
- Land boundaries: 2,648 km (1645 mi)

Syria (outline) 822 km (511 mi)

Iran (outline) 499 km (511 mi)

Iraq (outline) 352 km (310 mi)

Armenia (outline) 268 km (167 mi)

Georgia (outline) 252 km (157 mi)

Bulgaria (outline) 240 km (149 mi)

Greece (outline) 206 km (5128 mi)

Azerbaijan (outline) 9 km (6 mi)

Coastline: 7,200 km (4,474 mi)

Population of Turkey: 82 million 19th most populous country
Area of Turkey: 783,562 km² (302,455 sq mi) 36th most extensive country
Atlas of Turkey
Cities of Turkey, by population

Environment of Turkey[edit]

Geographic features of Turkey[edit]

Regions of Turkey[edit]

Ecoregions of Turkey[edit]

List of ecoregions in Turkey

Ecoregions in Turkey

Administrative divisions of Turkey[edit]

Administrative divisions of Turkey

Provinces of Turkey[edit]

Provinces of Turkey Turkey is divided into 81 provinces, called iller in Turkish

Districts of Turkey[edit]

Districts of Turkey The provinces of Turkey are divided into 923 districts (ilçeler; sing. ilçe).

Demography of Turkey[edit]

Demographics of Turkey

Census in Turkey

Government and politics of Turkey[edit]

International organization membership[edit]

Military[edit]

Intelligence organizations[edit]

History of Turkey[edit]

History of Turkey, by period[edit]

History of Turkey, by subject[edit]

Culture of Turkey[edit]

Art in Turkey[edit]

Law in Turkey[edit]

Religion in Turkey[edit]

Sports in Turkey[edit]

Sports in Turkey

Economy and infrastructure of Turkey[edit]

Education in Turkey[edit]

Robert College is a selective high school in Turkey.

Galatasaray Lisesi (gate pictured) is a public high school in Istanbul that dates back to 1481.

References[edit]

^ "Turkey". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 14, 2009. Archived from the original on January 10, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

[CIA_World_Factbook-1] "Turkey". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 14, 2009. Archived from the original on January 10, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

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v t e Ministries of Turkey
Ministries	Agriculture and Forestry (list) Culture and Tourism (list) Energy and Natural Resources (list) Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change (list) Family and Social Services (list) Foreign Affairs (list) Health (list) Industry and Technology (list) Interior (list) Justice (list) National Defense (list) National Education (list) Labour and Social Security (list) Trade (list) Transport and Infrastructure (list) Treasury and Finance (list) Youth and Sports (list)
Offices	Foreign Affairs EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator
Defunct	Prime Ministry (list) Deputy Prime Ministries (list) Construction and Settlement Coordination Customs and Monopolies Development Economic Affairs Enterprises EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator General Staff Local Governments Navy Sharia and the Foundations Village Affairs

v t e Law enforcement in Turkey
National	General Directorate of Security Gendarmerie General Command Coast Guard Command Directorate General of Coastal Safety General Directorate of Forest Protection General Directorate of Prisons and Detention Houses
Local	Municipal police Village guard system
Intelligence	National Intelligence Organization Gendarmerie Intelligence Department Police Intelligence Department Intelligence Department of the General Staff
Government	National Security Council Ministry of the Interior
Customs	General Directorate of Customs Protection
Military	Askeri İnzibat (Military Police)

v t e International schools in Turkey
France	Lycée Français Pierre Loti d'Istanbul Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle, Ankara Lycée Français Saint-Michel, Istanbul() Lycée Notre Dame de Sion Istanbul()
Germany	Deutsche Schule Istanbul Istanbul High School Cağaloğlu Lisesi
United Kingdom	British International School Istanbul Tarabya British Schools
United States	Robert College Üsküdar American Academy American Collegiate Institute Ankara Elementary/High School
Italy	Liceo Italiano di Istanbul
Austria	St. George's Austrian High School
Japan	Istanbul Japanese School
Russia	Eduant Private Russian School International Russian School in Antalya
International	Istanbul International Community School MEF International School Istanbul
The Agency for French Education Abroad (AEFE) does not include the schools with asterisks *()** in its list of French international schools in Turkey (under "Turquie")

v t e Outline of Europe
Sovereign states	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Vatican City
States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Kosovo Northern Cyprus South Ossetia Transnistria
Dependencies and other entities	Åland Faroe Islands Gibraltar Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey Svalbard
Other entities	European Union