Protection & Enforcement of IPRs in Turkey
Republic of Türkiye Türkiye Cumhuriyeti (Turkish) | |
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| Anthem: İstiklal Marşı (Turkish) "The Independence March" | |
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| Capital | Ankara 39°N 35°E / 39°N 35°ECoordinates: 39°N 35°E / 39°N 35°E |
| Largest city | Istanbul 41°1′N 28°57′E / 41.017°N 28.950°E |
| Official languages | Turkish[1][2] |
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| Government | Unitary presidential constitutional republic |
| Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | |
| Fuat Oktay | |
| Mustafa Şentop | |
| Legislature | Grand National Assembly |
| Establishment | |
| c. 1299 | |
| 19 May 1919 | |
| 23 April 1920 | |
| 24 July 1923 | |
| 29 October 1923 | |
| 9 November 1982[5] | |
| Area | |
• Total | 783,356 km2 (302,455 sq mi) (36th) |
• Water (%) | 2.03 (as of 2015)[6] |
| Population | |
• 31 December 2021 estimate |  84,680,273[7] (18th) |
• Density | 110[7]/km2 (284.9/sq mi) (107th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2022 estimate |
• Total |  $3.21 trillion[8] (11th) |
• Per capita | $37,488[8] (50th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2022 estimate |
• Total |  $692 billion[8] (23rd) |
• Per capita | $8,080[8] (87th) |
| Gini (2019) |  41.9[9]medium |
| HDI (2019) | 0.820[10] very high · 54th |
| Currency | Turkish lira (₺) (TRY) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Date format | dd.mm.yyyy (CE) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +90 |
| ISO 3166 code | TR |
| Internet TLD | .tr |
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. It shares borders with the Black Sea to the north; Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east; Iraq to the southeast; Syria and the Mediterranean Sea to the south; the Aegean Sea to the west; and Greece and Bulgaria to the northwest. Cyprus is located off the south coast. Turks form the vast majority of the nation's population and Kurds are the largest minority. Ankara is Turkey's capital, while Istanbul is its largest city and financial centre.