Outline of Turkey

The Flag of Turkey

The Emblem of Turkey

The location of Turkey

See also: Index of Turkey-related articles

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Turkey:

Turkey – sovereign Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in Southwest Asia and Thrace (Rumelia) at the southeastern tip of the Balkan Peninsula in Southern Europe. Turkey is a democratic, secular, unitary, constitutional republic whose political system was established in 1923 under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, following the fall of the Ottoman Empire in the aftermath of World War I.

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Turkey

• Pronunciation: ⁱ/ˈtɜːr.ki/
• Common English country name: Turkey
• Official English country name: The Republic of Turkey
• Common endonym(s), i.e., in Turkish: Türkiye
• Official endonym(s): <phonos file="Tur-Türkiye_Cumhuriyeti.ogg">Türkiye Cumhuriyeti</phonos>
• Adjectival(s): Turkish
• Demonym(s): Turks (in Turkish language: Türkler)
• Etymology: Name of Turkey
• International rankings of Turkey
• ISO country codes: TR, TUR, 792
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:TR
• Internet country code top-level domain: .tr

Geography of Turkey

An enlargeable topographic map of Turkey

Main article: Geography of Turkey

• Turkey is: a country
• Location: transcontinental (lies in both Europe and Asia)
• Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
• Eurasia
• Asia
• Southwest Asia
• Armenian highlands
• Caucasus (partly)
• Anatolia (also known as the "Anatolian Peninsula")
• Europe
• Balkans (also known as "Southeastern Europe")
• Greater Middle East
• Time zone: Eastern European Time (UTC+02), Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03)
• Extreme points of Turkey
• High: Mount Ararat 5,137 m (16,854 ft)
• Low: Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea 0 m
• Land boundaries: 2,648 km

Syria 822 km

Iran 499 km

Iraq 352 km

Armenia 268 km

Georgia 252 km

Bulgaria 240 km

Greece 206 km

Azerbaijan 9 km

Coastline: 7,200 km

• Population of Turkey: 72.561.312 (December 31, 20079 - 17th most populous country
• Area of Turkey: 783562 km²
• Atlas of Turkey

Environment of Turkey

An enlargeable satellite image of Turkey

Main article: Environment of Turkey

• Climate of Turkey
• Environmental issues in Turkey
• Ecoregions in Turkey
• Renewable energy in Turkey
• Geothermal power in Turkey
• Wind power in Turkey
• Geology of Turkey
• Protected areas of Turkey
• Biosphere reserves in Turkey
• National parks of Turkey
• Public parks in Turkey
• Wildlife of Turkey
• Flora of Turkey
• Fauna of Turkey
• Birds of Turkey
• Mammals of Turkey

Natural geographic features of Turkey

• Islands of Turkey
• Lakes of Turkey
• Mountains of Turkey
• Mountain passes in Turkey
• Volcanoes in Turkey
• Alluvial plains of Turkey
• Peninsulas of Turkey
• Bays of Turkey
• Capes of Turkey
• Rivers of Turkey
• Waterfalls of Turkey
• World Heritage Sites in Turkey

Regions of Turkey

Main article: Regions of Turkey

Ecoregions of Turkey

Main articles: List of ecoregions in Turkey and Ecoregions in Turkey

Administrative divisions of Turkey

Main article: Administrative divisions of Turkey

• Provinces of Turkey
• Districts of Turkey

Provinces of Turkey

Main article: Provinces of Turkey

Turkey is divided into 81 provinces, called iller in Turkish

Districts of Turkey

Main article: Districts of Turkey

The provinces of Turkey are divided into 923 districts (ilçeler; sing. ilçe).

Demography of Turkey

Main article: Demographics of Turkey

• Census in Turkey

Government and politics of Turkey

Main article: Government of Turkey and Politics of Turkey

• Form of government:
• Capital of Turkey: Ankara
• Political ideologies in Turkey
• Anarchism in Turkey
• Republicanism in Turkey

• Elections in Turkey
• Political parties in Turkey
• Independent regulatory agencies in Turkey

Branches of the government of Turkey

Main article: Government of Turkey

Executive branch of the government of Turkey

• Head of state: President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Turkey, Ahmet Davutoğlu
• Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey
• Cabinet of Turkey

Legislative branch of the government of Turkey

• Grand National Assembly of Turkey (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Turkey

Main article: Legal system of the Republic of Turkey

There are three supreme courts in Turkey:

• Constitutional Court of Turkey
• High Court of Appeals of Turkey
• Supreme Council of Public Accounts

Foreign relations of Turkey

Main article: Foreign relations of Turkey

• Diplomatic missions in Turkey
• Diplomatic missions of Turkey
• Accession of Turkey to the European Union

Foreign relations of Turkey, by country

• Abkhazia–Turkey relations
• Afghanistan–Turkey relations
• Albania–Turkey relations
• Algeria–Turkey relations
• Arab–Turkish relations
• Argentina–Turkey relations
• Armenia–Turkey relations
• Australia–Turkey relations
• Austria–Turkey relations
• Azerbaijan–Turkey relations
• Bangladesh–Turkey relations
• Belgium–Turkey relations
• Bosnia and Herzegovina–Turkey relations
• Brazil–Turkey relations
• Bulgaria–Turkey relations
• Canada–Turkey relations
• Chile–Turkey relations
• China–Turkey relations
• Croatia–Turkey relations
• Denmark–Turkey relations
• Egypt–Turkey relations
• Ethiopia–Turkey relations
• Finland–Turkey relations
• France–Turkey relations
• Georgia–Turkey relations
• Germany–Turkey relations
• Greek–Turkish relations
• Holy See–Turkey relations
• India–Turkey relations
• Indonesia–Turkey relations
• Iran–Turkey relations
• Iraq–Turkey relations
• Israel–Turkey relations
• Japan–Turkey relations
• Kazakhstan–Turkey relations
• Kosovo–Turkey relations
• Kuwait–Turkey relations
• Malaysia–Turkey relations
• Malta–Turkey relations
• Mexico–Turkey relations
• Netherlands–Turkey relations
• New Zealand–Turkey relations
• Pakistan–Turkey relations
• Palestine–Turkey relations
• Philippines–Turkey relations
• Poland–Turkey relations
• Qatar–Turkey relations
• Republic of Macedonia–Turkey relations
• Romania–Turkey relations
• Russia–Turkey relations
• Saudi Arabia–Turkey relations
• Singapore–Turkey relations
• Somalia–Turkey relations
• South Africa–Turkey relations
• Soviet Union–Turkey relations
• Spain–Turkey relations
• Sudan–Turkey relations
• Sweden–Turkey relations
• Switzerland–Turkey relations
• Syria–Turkey relations
• Tajikistan–Turkey relations
• Tunisia–Turkey relations
• Ukraine-Turkey relations
• United Kingdom-Turkey relations
• United States-Turkey relations

International organization membership

The Republic of Turkey is a member of:

• Asian Development Bank (ADB) (nonregional member)
• Australia Group
• Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
• Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone (BSEC)
• Council of Europe (CE)
• Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)
• Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC)
• European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
• European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) (observer)
• European Union (EU) (applicant)
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
• Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (G20)
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
• International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Development Association (IDA)
• International Energy Agency (IEA)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• International Maritime Organization (IMO)
• International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee (IOC)
• International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
• International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
• International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)

• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
• Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
• Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)
• Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
• Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
• Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
• Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
• Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• Organization of American States (OAS) (observer)
• Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
• Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI)
• United Nations (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
• United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
• United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
• United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG)
• United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI)
• United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• Western European Union (WEU) (associate)
• World Customs Organization (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)
• Zangger Committee (ZC)

Law and order in Turkey

• Law of Turkey
• Alcohol laws of Turkey
• Capital punishment in Turkey
• Constitution of Turkey
• Constitutional history of Turkey
• Copyright law of Turkey
• Crime in Turkey
• Corruption in Turkey
• Human trafficking in Turkey
• Illegal drug trade in Turkey
• Torture in Turkey
• Human rights in Turkey
• Abortion in Turkey
• Antisemitism in Turkey
• Freedom of religion in Turkey
• Gambling in Turkey
• Human rights of Kurdish people in Turkey
• Polygamy in Turkey
• Secularism in Turkey
• Women in Turkey
• Law enforcement in Turkey

Military of Turkey

Main article: Military of Turkey

• Command
• Commander-in-chief:
• Turkish General Staff
• Forces
• Turkish Army
• Turkish Navy
• Turkish Air Force
• Turkish Gendarmerie
• Turkish Coast Guard

History of Turkey

Main article: History of Turkey and Timeline of Turkish history

History of Turkey, by period

• Ancient period
• Ancient settlements in Turkey
• Ancient kingdoms of Anatolia
• Ottoman Empire
• Rebellions in the Ottoman Empire

History of Turkey, by subject

• Constitutional history of Turkey
• Economic history of Turkey
• Genetic history of the Turkish people
• History of the Jews in Turkey
• Military history of Turkey
• History of Turkish navies

Culture of Turkey

Main article: Culture of Turkey

• Architecture of Turkey
• Cathedrals in Turkey
• Turkish carpet
• Cuisine of Turkey
• Beer in Turkey
• Languages of Turkey
• Date and time notation in Turkey
• Media in Turkey
• Museums in Turkey
• List of museums in Turkey
• National symbols of Turkey
• Coat of arms of Turkey
• Flag of Turkey
• National anthem of Turkey
• People of Turkey
• Turkish names
• Turkish people
• Genetic history of the Turkish people
• Ethnic minorities in Turkey
• Australians in Turkey
• Chechens in Turkey
• Germans in Turkey
• Indians in Turkey
• Pakistanis in Turkey
• Russians in Turkey
• Prostitution in Turkey
• Public holidays in Turkey
• World Heritage Sites in Turkey

Art in Turkey

Main article: Art in Turkey

• Cinema of Turkey
• Literature of Turkey
• Poetry of Turkey
• Music of Turkey
• Television in Turkey
• Theatre in Turkey

Religion in Turkey

Main article: Religion in Turkey

• Buddhism in Turkey
• Christianity in Turkey
• Cathedrals in Turkey
• Georgian Orthodox Church in Turkey
• Hinduism in Turkey
• Islam in Turkey
• Judaism in Turkey

Sports in Turkey

Main article: Sports in Turkey

• Football in Turkey
• Football clubs in Turkey
• Turkey at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Turkey

Main article: Economy of Turkey

• Agriculture in Turkey
• Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey
• Communications in Turkey
• Internet in Turkey
• Postal codes in Turkey
• Companies of Turkey
• Textile companies in Turkey
• Supermarket chains in Turkey
• Currency of Turkey: Lira
• ISO 4217: TRY
• Economic history of Turkey
• Energy in Turkey
• Energy policy of Turkey
• Hydroelectricity in Turkey
• Dams and reservoirs in Turkey
• Power stations in Turkey
• Wind power in Turkey
• Health care in Turkey
• City hospitals in Turkey
• Military hospitals in Turkey
• Tourism in Turkey
• Trade unions in Turkey
• Transport in Turkey
• Airlines in Turkey
• Airports in Turkey
• Rail transport in Turkey
• High-speed rail in Turkey
• History of rail transport in Turkey
• Narrow gauge railways in Turkey
• Automotive industry in Turkey
• Roads in Turkey
• List of highways in Turkey
• List of motorways in Turkey
• Motorway tunnels in Turkey
• Water supply and sanitation in Turkey
• Social security in Turkey

Education in Turkey

Main article: Education in Turkey

• Missionary schools in Turkey
• Universities in Turkey
• Law schools in Turkey

See also

Main article: Turkey

• Index of Turkey-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Turkey-related topics
• Member state of the Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
• Member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Asia
• Outline of Europe
• Outline of geography

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Turkey

Government

• Presidency of the Republic
• The Grand National Assembly
• The Prime Minister's Office
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Ministry of Interior Affairs
• Turkish Armed Forces
• Ministry of Defense
• Ministry of Culture and Tourism

Public institutions

• Directorate General of Press and Information
• Turkish Statistical Institute
• Central Bank
• Treasury
• Competition Authority
• Undersecretariat of Customs
• National Intelligence Organisation
• State Planning Organisation
• Turkish Standards Institution
• The Scientific and Technological Research Council

Additional profiles

• by the BBC News
• by the CIA Factbook
• by the Economist
• by the US Department of State

Other

• Turkey travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Official site of Turkish Culture and Tourism Office