TurkeyDid you know?
- •Turkey straddles two continents — Europe and Asia — with Istanbul being the largest city in the world built on two continents.
- •Turkey is home to one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus.
- •Cappadocia in Turkey is home to thousands of "fairy chimneys" — tall rock columns carved by erosion, in which people used to live.
Key Information
Capital
Ankara
Population
85,7 million
Area
783,562 km²
GDP
1,6 trillion $
Currency
TRY
Difficulty on MapGuesser
Easy
Subregion
Western Asia
Calling code
+90
MapGuesser Tip
Turkey is the bridge between Europe and Asia — look for the rectangular shape between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean.
Official Languages
Turkish
Flag Colors
rougeblanc
Flag History
The national flag of Turkey, officially the Turkish flag, is a red flag featuring a white crescent and star on its emblem, based on the 18th-century flag of the Ottoman Empire. The flag is often called "the red flag", and is referred to as "the red banner" in the Turkish national anthem. The measures, geometric proportions, and exact tone of red of the flag of Turkey were legally standardized with the Turkish Flag Law on 29 May 1936.
Learn more on WikipediaNeighboring countries
Turkey shares its borders with 8 countries.
