Capital Ankara
39°55'N 32°50'E
Largest city Istanbul
Official languages Turkish
Demonym Turkish
Government Parliamentary republic
President Abdullah Gül
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Speaker of the Parliament Köksal Toptan
President of the Constitutional Court Haşim Kılıç
Succession to the Ottoman Empire
Treaty of Lausanne July 24, 1923
Declaration of Republic October 29, 1923
Area
Total 783,562 km2 (37th)
302,535 sq mi
Water (%) 1.3
Population
2008 census 71,517,100[1] (17th³)
Density 93/km2 (102nd³)
240/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2008 estimate
Total $915.184 billion[2]
Per capita $13,138[2]
GDP (nominal) 2008 estimate
Total $729.443 billion[2]
Per capita $10,471[2]
Gini (2005) 38
HDI (2008) ^ 0.798 (medium) (76th)
Currency Turkish lira (TRY)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Drives on the right
Internet TLD .tr
Calling code 90