Türkiye: map, capital and facts

Türkiye is a country in Western Asia. Its capital is Ankara. Its official language is Turkish.

Türkiye covers about 783,562 km², making it the 36th-largest by area of the 194 countries in Warmer. Roughly 85.9 million people live there, the 18th-most populous.

Türkiye shares land borders with 8 countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq and Syria.

Where is Türkiye?

Türkiye is in Western Asia. Its centre lies at roughly 39°N, 35°E, in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.

Türkiye is shown in yellow; numbers mark the neighbouring countries listed below.

Türkiye facts

Capital	Ankara
Continent	Asia
Region	Western Asia
Area	783,562 km² (36th largest)
Population	85,878,556 (18th most populous)
Language	Turkish
Currency	Turkish lira (₺)
Landlocked	No
Land borders	8
Centre point	39°N, 35°E

Countries that border Türkiye

Armenia, capital Yerevan
Azerbaijan, capital Baku
Bulgaria, capital Sofia
Georgia, capital Tbilisi
Greece, capital Athens
Iran, capital Tehran
Iraq, capital Baghdad
Syria, capital Damascus

Other countries near Türkiye

Measured as the straight-line distance between the countries' centres.

Cyprus, about 480 km
Lebanon, about 580 km
Israel, about 840 km
Jordan, about 890 km
Moldova, about 1,010 km

Guess Türkiye in Warmer

In Warmer, you guess a mystery country and the globe runs warmer as you close in. Every guess also shows clue tiles, and the facts above are exactly what they compare. If Türkiye were the answer, guessing it would show:

Continent: Asia
Subregion: Western Asia
Hemisphere: Northern
Landlocked: No
Area: 783,562 km²

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More countries in Western Asia

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Georgia, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.

Country data from mledoze/countries, boundaries from Natural Earth (public domain). Population figures are approximate. All countries.