Turkey , country, Asia and Europe

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Turkey, Turk. Türkiye türˌkēyĕˈ [key], officially Republic of Turkey, republic (2015 est. pop. 78,271,000), 301,380 sq mi (780,574 sq km), SW Asia and SE Europe. It borders on Iraq (SE), Syria and the Mediterranean Sea (S), the Aegean Sea (W), Greece and Bulgaria (NW), on the Black Sea (N), and Armenia, Georgia, and Iran (E). Ankara is the capital of the country and İstanbul is its largest city.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Domestic and Foreign Strife
• The Second Turkish Republic
• Turkey after Atatürk
• Kemal Atatürk and the Republic
• The Establishment of Modern Turkey
• History
• Government
• Economy
• Land and People
• Bibliography

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