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
- Ancient demon slayer amulet corroborates missing Bible chapteron November 20, 2024
A rare fifth-century amulet depicting a Biblical demon slayer may corroborate scripture that was not accepted as part of the canonical Bible due to its emphasis on magic and demonology.
- Australia and Turkey in standoff to be host of crucial 2026 climate talksby Adam Morton and Fiona Harvey in Baku on November 20, 2024
As Cop29 in Azerbaijan reaches final stages, countries try to shore up support for conference where question of limiting global heating will be keyAustralia is locked in a standoff with Turkey over which will host vital UN climate talks in 2026, where the question of whether the world can limit global heating in line with scientific advice is likely to be […]
- Brain surgeon, 38, who 'posed with arsenal of weapons while wearing military clothing also had material linked to 9/11 terrorists', medical tribunal hearson November 19, 2024
Brain surgeon Dr Sayed Talibi, 38, (pictured) allegedly possessed 'sensitive material' linked to the terrorists involved in the 9/11 attacks
- Terrifying moment panicking air passengers scream as packed jet rocks around during ferocious stormon November 19, 2024
The aircraft can be seen violently shaking from side to side as the concerned passenger films out of the window where a storm can be seen raging outside.
- Tattoo warning after woman faces foot amputation following gruesome ink-related infectionon November 18, 2024
Kirsty Griffiths, 34, from Liverpool, had a tattoo on her ankle to cover up an existing design. However within 48-hours she was rushed to hospital with a life-threatening infection.
- Don’t Let Them Shoot the Kite review – Turkish kid-in-prison tale is touching and urgentby Peter Bradshaw on November 18, 2024
This gentle but energised piece of work has a rather amazing performance from its five-year-old star at its emotional coreThis 1989 movie from Turkish director Tunç Basaran is a gentle and touching but also energised and emotionally urgent piece of work, whose cast present themselves to the audience with a rough-and-ready immediacy, like a theatrical […]
- Popular late night habit could make girls start their periods earlier, experts suggeston November 18, 2024
Experts from the Gazi University in Turkey found exposure to blue light, like that typically shone out of screens and tablets lead to accelerated bone growth in rats triggering an early puberty in the rodents.
- Braless Perrie Edwards stuns in clinging sheer white dress as she she shares promo image for her new Christmas singleon November 17, 2024
The former Little Mix star, 31 has sent fans wild by releasing a Christmas single.
- Turkey 0-0 Wales: Craig Bellamy's side ride out Turkish onslaught to extend their unbeaten run to five matcheson November 16, 2024
STEPHEN DAVIES AT KADIR HAS STADIUM: Boss Craig Bellamy was the width of a post away from losing his unbeaten record in Kayseri.
- Wes Streeting's warning over cut-price foreign 'bum lift' ops - after dog groomer died following travelling weight loss surgery in Turkeyon November 16, 2024
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has warned Britons thinking of heading to foreign destinations in search of cut-price cosmetic procedures that there can be dire consequences.
- NHS 'should not be left to pick up the pieces of botched BBLs', England's top doctor warns after spate of deaths abroadon November 16, 2024
Professor Sir Stephen Powis, the NHS national medical director, has issued a stark warning to Britons contemplating flying abroad for surgeries following a spate of tragedies.
- Streeting warns Britons against having cheap cosmetic surgery abroadby Denis Campbell Health policy editor on November 15, 2024
Wes Streeting speaks out after deaths in Turkey among women travelling for procedures such as butt liftsBritons should resist the temptation to have cosmetic surgery abroad at “rock-bottom” prices in case they are harmed by substandard care, the health secretary has said.Wes Streeting spoke out after a spate of deaths among women who had travelled to […]
- Mum of-two left hospitalised and 'vomiting blood' after just one injection of weight loss jab she bought from beauticianon November 15, 2024
Nicole Wright, 31, from North Ayrshire in Scotland was left 'rolling around in pain' after injecting the lowest possible dose of a weight loss jab she bought from a beautician for £120.
- Grandmother, 79, says she was hauled off a Jet2 flight by armed officers for 'refusing to pay £9 for a frozen tuna bap'on November 15, 2024
Lily Ifield, 79, was on her way to Turkey for a four-day birthday holiday when she was served the 'soggy' and 'cold' sandwich onboard a Jet2 flight.
- BRYONY GORDON: Women are dying from weight-loss jabs and Brazilian butt lifts... and I know whyon November 15, 2024
What price perfection? It's a question I ask every time I read another tragic story about a woman who's flown abroad for cosmetic surgery, only to be returned in a body bag.
- The Wheel contestant gasps 'is that common knowledge?!' as Tracy-Ann Oberman reveals the truth behind James Nesbitt's hair transplant in middle of showon November 14, 2024
After contestant Martin said he would spend the prize money on a hair transplant, host Michael McIntyre asked the celebrities if they knew anything about the cosmetic procedure.
- Doctors warn against all-night sex sessions as man suffers life-threatening penis injuryon November 14, 2024
The 53-year-old man had a Viagra-fueled rough sex session the previous night which had led to extreme swelling on the undercarriage of his phallus. He was at risk of deadly blood clots.
- Sunday school teacher, 19, who 'gave children lessons in Jihad' bragged to friends about lying to police over terrorist videos, court toldon November 14, 2024
Dzhamilya Timaeva, 19, who is accused of giving children lessons in Jihad, bragged to her friends about lying to police about terrorist videos, a court heard.
- Military clerks at a counter terrorism base 'stole nearly £1million and splashed it on hair transplants and teeth whitening in Turkey', court hearson November 14, 2024
Cpl Aaron Stelmach-Purdie, (pictured), 33, and his fellow troops ran the year-long fraud from Regent's Park Barracks in London , it is alleged.
- The terrifying dangers of a £1,500 butt lift and the astonishing corners that Turkish plastic surgeons cut to lure young Britson November 14, 2024
Experts have voiced suspicions about high-risk procedures such as nose jobs and weight loss surgeries priced £6,000 less in Turkey than they would be in the UK.