TURKEY

Name:Turkey (Turkish Republic)
Local name (Turkish):Türkiye (Tükiye Cumhuriyeti)
Former name:Ottoman Empire (Devlet-i Osmaniye) – until 1923
Bordering countries:Bulgaria, Greece, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia
Status:sovereign state
Surface:780.6 ths. sq. km
Population (2003):68 109 ths.
Capital:Ankara
Official language:Turkish


Current national symbols

Historical symbols:
Byzantine Empire (until 1453)
Ottoman Empire (1307-1923)

Ethnic minorities



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