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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 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 inhabitiants
Ankara - 3 517 182 inhabitiants
Izmir - 2 500 603 inhabitiants
Bursa - 1 412 701 inhabitiants
Adana - 1 248 988 inhabitiants
Emergency numbers:
Ambulance: 112
Mobile:
Police: 155
Fire: 110
Gas: