TURKIYE
Mustafa Kemal ATATURK, Founder of the Turkish Republic
Geography : Türkiye's land mass is 774 815 sq km. The European(Rumeli) and Asian(Anatolia) sides are divided by the Istanbul Bogazi(Bosphorus), the Sea of Marmara and the Canakkale Bogazi(Dardanelles)
The Turkish Flag
Population : 62 865 574
Map of Türkiye. Click to enlarge!
Political Structure : The Republic of Türkiye is based on a secular, democratic, pluralist and parliamentary system
75th Anniversary of the Republic of Türkiye, 29th October 1923-1998
Religion : 99% of Turkish population is Moslem. The secular state guarantees complete freedom of worship to non-Moslems
Türkiye in Europe. Click to enlarge!
Language : The official language of Türkiye is Turkish which belongs to the Ural-Altaic group and has an affinity to the Finno-Hungarian languages
History : The some of the Anatolian civilizations are Hattis, Hittites, Phrygians, Urartians, Lycians, Lydians, Ionians, Persians, Macedonians, Romans, Byzantines, Seljuks and Ottomans
