Republic of Turkey *Türkiye Cumhuriyeti* :
*Motto: **Yurtta Sulh, Cihanda Sulh*
*Peace at Home, Peace in the World* :
*Anthem: **İstiklâl Marşı*
*The Anthem of Independence* :
*Capital* :
Ankara
39°55′N 32°50′E / 39.917, 32.833
Official languages :
Turkish
Government :
Parliamentary republic
Government President :
Abdullah Gül
Government Prime Minister :
Recep Tayyip Erdo?an
Government Speaker of the Parliament :
K?ksal Toptan
Succession :
to the Ottoman Empire²
Succession War of Independence :
7079
Succession Formation of Parliament :
7419
Succession Declaration of Republic :
8703
Area Total :
783,562 km² (37th)
302,535 sq mi
Population 2007 census :
70,586,256[1] (17th³)
Population Density :
93/km² (102nd³)
240/sq mi
*GDP* (PPP) :
2007 estimate
*GDP* (PPP) Total :
$922.2 billion[2] (15th)
*GDP* (PPP) Per capita :
$12,888[3] (59th)
*GDP* (nominal) :
2007 estimate
*GDP* (nominal) Total :
$663.4 billion[4] (17th)
*GDP* (nominal) Per capita :
$9,629[4] (52nd)
*Gini* (2005) :
38 (medium)
*HDI* (2007) :
▲ 0.775 (medium) (84th)
Currency :
New Turkish Lira5 (TRY)
Time zone Summer (DST) :
EEST (UTC+3)
2 :
Treaty of Lausanne (1923).
3 :
Population and population density rankings based on 2005 figures.
4 :
Human Development Report 2007/2008, page 230. United Nations Development
Programme (2007). Retrieved on 2007-11-30.
5 :
The New Turkish Lira (*Yeni Türk Lirası*, YTL) replaced the old Turkish Liraon January 1, 2005.
A graphical timeline is available here: *History of the Republic of Turkey*
Republic of Turkey *T?rkiye Cumhuriyeti* :
*Motto: **Yurtta Sulh, Cihanda Sulh*
*Peace at Home, Peace in the World* :
*Anthem: **?stikl?l Mar??*
*The Anthem of Independence* :
*Capital* :
Ankara
39?55?N 32?50?E? / ?39.917, 32.833
Official languages :
Turkish
Government :
Parliamentary republic
Prime Minister :
Recep Tayyip Erdo?an
Speaker of the Parliament :
K?ksal Toptan
Succession :
to the Ottoman Empire?
War of Independence :
5/19/1919
Formation of Parliament :
4/23/1920
Declaration of Republic :
10/29/1923
Total :
783,562 km? (37th)
302,535 sq mi
2007 census :
70,586,256[1] (17th?)
Density :
93/km? (102nd?)
240/sq mi
*GDP* (PPP) :
2007 estimate
Total :
$922.2 billion[2] (15th)
Per capita :
$12,888[3] (59th)
*GDP* (nominal) :
2007 estimate
Total :
$663.4 billion[4] (17th)
Per capita :
$9,629[4] (52nd)
*Gini* (2005) :
38 (medium)
*HDI* (2007) :
? 0.775 (medium) (84th)
Currency :
New Turkish Lira5 (TRY)
Summer (DST) :
EEST (UTC+3)
2 :
Treaty of Lausanne (1923).
3 :
Population and population density rankings based on 2005 figures.
4 :
Human Development Report 2007/2008, page 230. United Nations Development
Programme (2007). Retrieved on 2007-11-30.
5 :
The New Turkish Lira (*Yeni T?rk Liras?*, YTL) replaced the old Turkish Liraon January 1, 2005.
A graphical timeline is available here: *History of the Republic of Turkey*
