Area Total | 783,562 sq km |
Climate | temperate; hot, dry summers with mild, wet winters; harsher in interior |
Natural Resources | coal, iron ore, copper, chromium, antimony, mercury, gold, barite, borate, celestite (strontium), emery, feldspar, limestone, magnesite, marble, perlite, pumice, pyrites (sulfur), clay, arable land, hydropower |
Imports | China 10%, Germany 9.1%, Russia 8.4%, US 5.1%, Italy 4.8% (2017) – machinery, chemicals, semi-finished goods, fuels, transport equipment |
Exports | Germany 9.6%, UK 6.1%, UAE 5.9%, Iraq 5.8%, US 5.5%, Italy 5.4%, France 4.2%, Spain 4% (2017) – apparel, foodstuffs, textiles, metal manufactures, transport equipment |
Government | presidential republic |
Capital | Ankara |
Population | 81,257,239 (July 2018 est.) |
Ethnicity | Turkish 70-75%, Kurdish 19%, other minorities 7-12% (2016 est.) |
Language | Turkish (official), Kurdish, other minority languages |
News about Turkey
- Brit father, 51, is left fighting for life after freak fall while using gym on Turkish holiday - as family launches desperate fundraiser for £24,000 treatmenton April 26, 2024
Marlon McCormack, 51, suffered a bleed on the brain and is currently in a coma while his family plead for donations to help urgently raise funds to pay his medical bills.
- Like Germany’s president, I love a good kebab. Cosying up to autocrats like Erdoğan, less so | Fatma Aydemirby Fatma Aydemir on April 26, 2024
Germany’s complicity with Turkey’s repressive regime worries me more than its döner diplomacy“Nazis eat döner kebabs in secret,” must be one of the dumbest slogans I have seen at German protests against the far right. Yes, the popularity of the kebab in Germany has become something of a symbol of labour migration from Turkey after the second world […]
- Chloe Ferry flaunts the results of her breast reduction surgery as she poses in a skimpy orange and white bikini during sun-soaked holidayon April 24, 2024
Chloe Ferry continued to proudly show off the results of her breast reduction surgery as she posed for sizzling Instagram snaps in a skimpy orange bikini on Wednesday
- ‘Cliched’: Turkish-Germans react as president brings kebab on Istanbul tripby Deborah Cole in Berlin on April 24, 2024
Frank-Walter Steinmeier faces backlash on social media as Turkish diaspora argue move fails to treat them as equalsGermany’s president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, raised hackles at home during a visit to Turkey this week by serving up kebabs at a reception in Istanbul, a gesture of cross-cultural exchange many in the diaspora said reduced their […]
- Moment out-of-control 700ft cruise ship desperately tries to slow down before crunching into dock at Turkish porton April 24, 2024
The Celestyal Journey cruise ship was making a routine arrival into the port in Kusadasi, Turkey last week when it hit the concrete pier with its bow bulb.
- EPISODE 41: It's All Kicking Off! - Which Premier League team is winning Christmas?on April 24, 2024
Merry Christmas from everyone at 'It's All Kicking Off!' While your Turkey cooks, your brussels boil and your roasties...roast
- UK ‘helping Russia pay for its war on Ukraine’ via loophole on refined oil importsby Sam Bright on April 24, 2024
£2.2bn-worth of oil processed in China, India and Turkey – to whom Russia supplies crude – was imported in 2023, data showsThe UK has been accused of “helping Russia pay for its war on Ukraine” by continuing to import record amounts of refined oil from countries processing Kremlin fossil fuels.Government data analysed by the environmental news site […]
- ‘Poor Joe is gone’: the two brothers who fought and died together in Gallipoliby Claire Keenan on April 24, 2024
The Cumberland brothers, Joe and Oliver, enlisted in the Hunter Valley in 1914. Their letters home stand as testament to love, loss and a sense of duty Few Australians will know the story of the Cumberland brothers.Perhaps this is because it is mostly a story about loss: for a tight-knit family, for an older sister and for a community near Scone, New South […]
- Lost luggage leaves New Zealand’s band without instruments for Anzac Day at Gallipoliby Amy Remeikis in Canberra on April 24, 2024
Bags went missing in Dubai floods, with embassy staff only able to retrieve one instrument and a handful of dress uniforms for defence force musiciansAustralia’s and New Zealand’s defence forces are once again coming together at Gallipoli – this time to ensure New Zealand’s military band can play on.The band’s luggage was among thousands of bags […]
- Drunk mother, 40, who swore at Jet2 cabin crew when her flight landed 30 minutes late avoids jailon April 23, 2024
Lauren Beaumont-Capps, 40, abused cabin crew as she tried to get off a Jet2 flight from Antalya in Turkey shortly after it landed at Manchester airport in January.
- Brit, 21, plunges to his death from fifth-floor hotel balcony during holiday with girlfriend, 33, in Turkeyon April 23, 2024
Police and medics rushed to the scene, with the seriously injured tourist being taken to hospital. He later died of his injuries despite doctors' best efforts to save his life, according to reports.
- Pictured: British tourist, 21, who died falling from the fifth floor balcony of his hotel in Turkey in a 'freak accident' after stepping out for a cigaretteon April 23, 2024
Antony Maxwell, 21, had stepped outside of the hotel room for a cigarette when he fell to his death on April 18, while his 33-year-old girlfriend was unpacking inside.
- Brazil, Argentina and Turkey now more popular and affordable for gender reassignment surgery than places like Thailandon April 22, 2024
The research by medical site Healthnews contrasts the popular belief that Thailand is the top country for transgender surgeries, where for years American and Western tourists have traveled for operations.
- Turkish dental surgeon screwed tooth implant into father's BRAIN cavity in horrific blunder - then dumped him at a hospital and fledon April 22, 2024
Ramazan Yilmaz, 40, went to a private dental clinic in Bursa with a toothache. But he was rushed to hospital after an implant allefedly pierced his jawbone.
- Jawdropping discovery: Remains of extinct human species that died thousands of years ago found in kitchen floor tileson April 22, 2024
A Redditor found what looked like a human jawbone embedded in the tiles of his parents' home. Multiple experts confirmed that it likely belonged to an ancient human ancestor, Homo erectus.
- Jose Mourinho attends Fulham's defeat to Liverpool, leading to fan speculation The Special One could replace Jurgen Klopp at Anfield this summeron April 21, 2024
Jose Mourinho was spotted in the crowd at Craven Cottage watching Liverpool's 3-1 win over Fulham on Sunday afternoon.
- Man who gave dad, 32, dodgy tattoo in back garden shed before he died of sepsis says tragic death of 'close friend' wasn't his fault as he speaks out for first timeon April 21, 2024
EXCLUSIVE: Tattoo artist Tony Learmount, 35, has said the death of Ben Larry, 32 from sepsis wasn't his fault as he speaks out about the incident for the first time.
- Israel’s foreign minister says Erdoğan ‘should be ashamed’ of meeting with Hamas chiefby Ruth Michaelson on April 21, 2024
Israel Katz criticises Turkish president over discussion with Ismail Haniyeh about Gaza attacksMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael’s foreign minister has hit out at the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, over his decision to publicise his latest meeting with the head of Hamas’s politburo.Israel Katz shared a photo on X which showed Erdoğan […]
- Erdoğan urges Palestinian unity after meeting Hamas chiefby Agence France-Presse in Istanbul on April 20, 2024
Turkish president says recent events between Iran and Israel should not allow Israel to ‘gain ground’ in GazaTurkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan urged Palestinians to unite amid Israel’s war in Gaza following hours-long talks with Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Istanbul on Saturday, his office said.Erdoğan has failed to establish a foothold as a […]
- Chloe Ferry flaunts the results of her breast reduction surgery as she slips into a TINY pink thong bikini amid sun-soaked getawayon April 20, 2024
The reality star, 28, looked sensational as she posed up a storm in the mirror in the tiny pink two piece which featured a triangular top and thong.