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Facts about Turkey
Capital:
Ankara
Official language(s):
Turkish
Government:
Republic
President:
Abdullah Gül
Prime Minister / Chancellor:
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Area:
783.56 km
2
Population:
70,586,256.00 inhabitants
Population density:
93.00/km
2
Currency:
TRY
Time Zone:
UTC +2
Calling code:
+90
Internet TLD:
.tr
Largest cities:
Istanbul - 11,174,257.00 inhabitiants
Ankara - 3,517,182.00 inhabitiants
Izmir - 2,500,603.00 inhabitiants
Bursa - 1,412,701.00 inhabitiants
Adana - 1,248,988.00 inhabitiants
Emergency numbers:
Ambulance: 112
Mobile:
Police: 155
Fire: 110
Gas: