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Turkey

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Turkey is a country

  • Country Long: Republic of Turkey
  • Currency: New Turkish lira
  • Capital City: Ankara
  • Region: Western Asia
  • Continent: Asia
  • Demonym: Turkish
  • Latitude: 39°0′N
  • Longitude: 35°0′E
  • Agricultural Land: 377,620.00
  • Forest Area: 222,204.00 m²
  • Land Area: 769,630.00 m²
  • Rural Land: 754,925.00
  • Urban Land: 15,460.70
  • Central Government Debt Pct Gdp: 42.73%
  • Expense Pct Gdp: 30.97%
  • Gdp: 819,035,000,000.00
  • Inflation: 72.31
  • Self Employed Pct: 29.38%
  • Tax Revenue Pct Gdp: 17.88%
  • Unemployment Pct: 10.03%
  • Vulnerable Employment Pct: 24.93%
  • Electricity Access Pct: 100.00%
  • Alternative Nuclear Energy Pct: 6.65%
  • Electricty Production Coal Pct: 29.10%
  • Electricty Production Hydroelectric Pct: 25.65%
  • Electricty Production Gas Pct: 37.90%
  • Electricty Production Oil Pct: 0.85%
  • Electricty Production Renewable Pct: 6.31%
  • Energy Imports Pct: 75.21%
  • Fossil Energy Consumption Pct: 86.84%
  • Renewable Energy Consumption Pct: 14.12%
  • Co2 Emissions: 396,843.00
  • Methane Emissions: 48,523.90
  • Nitrous Oxide Emissions: 34,731.20
  • Greenhouse Other Emissions: 13,047.30
  • Urban Population Under 5M: 2.05
  • Health Expenditure Pct Gdp: 4.62%
  • Health Expenditure Capita: 395.24
  • Hospital Beds: 2.85
  • Suicide Rate: 2.40
  • Armed Forces: 512,000.00
  • Internally Displaced Persons: 1,099,000
  • Military Expenditure Pct Gdp: 2.06%
  • Birth Rate: 14.68
  • Death Rate: 6.40
  • Fertility Rate: 1.89
  • Internet Pct: 81.41%
  • Life Expectancy: 76.00
  • Net Migration: -301,586
  • Population Female: 42,285,574
  • Population Male: 42,489,829
  • Population: 84,775,404
  • Women Parliament Seats Pct: 17.35%
  • Rural Population: 19,863,725
  • Urban Population: 64,911,679
  • Press: 1.48
  • Democracy Score: 4.37
  • Democracy Type: Hybrid regime
  • Political Leader: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (President)
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Population

The country has a total population of 84,775,404 (1.08% of worldwide)

The average net migration is -301,586 (-0.4% of pop)

The population density is around 110 ppl/km²

Population distribution

The total population is 84,775,404

The male share is 50.1% and female 49.9%

The urban population represent 76.6% and rural 23.4%

Age distribution:

Location

Turkey is located in Western Asia, Asia

The total country area is 769,630 km² (0.59% of worldwide)

Ankara is the capital

Cities

There are 262 cities in Turkey in our database, they represent 48.20% of the population of the country altogether

City Population
Istanbul 9,797,536
Ankara 3,519,177
Izmir 2,501,895
Bursa 1,413,485
Adana 1,249,680
Gaziantep 1,066,561
Konya 876,004
Antalya 758,603
Mersin 612,540
Kayseri 593,164
Eskisehir 515,155
Urfa 449,785
Malatya 442,046
Erzurum 420,919
Samsun 394,261
Kahramanmaras 376,247
Van 371,911
Denizli 313,402
Batman 302,204
Gebze 281,585
Sivas 264,163
Tarsus 256,617
Trabzon 244,209
Manisa 244,095
Esenyurt 211,443
Osmaniye 202,944
Çorlu 202,659
Izmit 196,672
Kütahya 185,104
Çorum 183,513
Siverek 175,432
Isparta 172,424
Iskenderun 160,046
Antakya 154,881
Viransehir 154,244
Usak 152,943
Aksaray 152,281
Afyonkarahisar 146,211
Inegol 134,030
Tokat 129,768
Edirne 126,535
Tekirdag 122,350
Karaman 120,464
Nazilli 119,430
Ordu 116,846
Siirt 114,094
Erzincan 114,087
Alanya 113,027
Turhal 110,941
Turgutlu 103,346
Zonguldak 100,281
Giresun 98,916
Karabük 97,531
Bolu 96,680
Ceyhan 96,358
Manavgat 96,102
Bafra 92,991
Rize 92,820
Eregli 92,166
Karaköse 92,069
Ercis 91,962
Nigde 91,086
Luleburgaz 90,947
Körfez 90,626
Nusaybin 89,022
Salihli 88,950
Eregli 88,894
Kozan 88,160
Yozgat 87,926
Çanakkale 87,836
Patnos 87,490
Akhisar 84,702
Amasya 82,939
Mus 82,578
Nizip 82,351
Kilis 82,304
Fatsa 82,203
Cizre 81,039
Bingöl 80,592
Elbistan 80,496
Hakkari 77,739
Ünye 77,626
Kars 77,525
Midyat 76,307
Nevsehir 75,565
Silifke 75,353
Silopi 74,833
Bismil 74,530
Tatvan 73,259
Kâhta 73,142
Igdir 72,597
Sirnak 72,439
Yüksekova 71,763
Mardin 71,409
Yalova 71,327
Gemlik 71,099
Kastamonu 70,438
Kadirli 70,283
Söke 68,265
Ardesen 67,990
Odemis 67,187
Çerkezköy 67,117
Burdur 66,192
Silvan 65,990
Soma 65,967
Ahlat 64,725
Aksehir 64,478
Sorgun 62,894
Çubuk 62,616
Fethiye 60,469
Düzce 57,769
Bergama 57,229
Anamur 57,157
Dörtyol 56,542
Gölcük 56,201
Zile 55,708
Bozüyük 55,393
Mustafakemalpasa 54,519
Menemen 53,518
Silivri 53,196
Adilcevaz 52,794
Ergani 52,710
Erbaa 52,213
Orhangazi 51,818
Seydisehir 51,114
Düziçi 50,850
Merzifon 50,685
Kavakli 50,532
Carsamba 50,488
Niksar 49,890
Keskin 49,701
Mut 49,423
Bitlis 48,258
Mugla 48,208
Suluova 47,596
Sebinkarahisar 47,384
Tire 47,245
Kulu 47,061
Suruç 46,718
Erdemli 46,595
Çumra 45,681
Urla 45,222
Akçaabat 45,129
Aliaga 44,906
Kesan 44,668
Beysehir 44,483
Birecik 44,307
Karacabey 44,279
Sereflikochisar 44,124
Milas 43,215
Edremit 40,797
Gönen 40,785
Islahiye 40,783
Alasehir 40,755
Bilecik 40,306
Afsin 39,633
Üzümlü 39,609
Bodrum 39,337
Yalvaç 39,165
Samandag 38,434
Burhaniye 38,102
Sungurlu 37,544
Besikduzu 37,003
Serik 36,945
Talas 36,908
Bulancak 36,882
Uzunköprü 36,488
Kestel 36,204
Develi 35,886
Dinar 35,376
Yerköy 35,312
Hendek 35,275
Safranbolu 35,259
Akçakoca 35,167
Simav 34,924
Sinop 34,827
Göksun 34,260
Çay 34,225
Marmaris 33,749
Sarkikaraagac 32,785
Bor 32,452
Gumushane 32,266
Kurtalan 32,131
Of 31,968
Imamoglu 31,932
Bayburt 31,274
Ortaköy 31,159
Kula 31,116
Mimarsinan 31,021
Biga 30,869
Karamürsel 30,541
Kemalpasa 30,427
Görele 30,396
Kumluca 30,355
Kozluk 29,517
Bucak 29,248
Selçuk 29,116
Tunceli 29,042
Yakuplu 28,828
Yenisehir 28,671
Kaman 28,619
Gerede 28,596
Terme 28,411
Kirac 27,970
Boyabat 27,711
Malkara 27,441
Gölköy 27,418
Eskil 27,061
Alaca 27,032
Babaeski 26,737
Çan 26,216
Malazgirt 26,121
Susehri 25,832
Elmadag 25,407
Gelibolu 25,191
Vezirköprü 25,168
Susurluk 24,829
Çayeli 24,571
Devrek 24,571
Pasinler 24,565
Gürsu 24,523
Artvin 24,278
Tosya 24,025
Emet 23,824
Oltu 23,516
Mudanya 23,174
Akdagmadeni 23,060
Idil 22,972
Genç 22,504
Iznik 22,242
Gediz 22,069
Tepecik 21,711
Bozova 21,513
Demirci 21,389
Çine 21,339
Cesme 21,329
Ardahan 21,020
Çermik 20,987
Belen 20,123
Emirdag 20,073
Iskilip 19,840
Hayrabolu 19,803
Bahçe 19,575
Çatalca 19,328
Gürgentepe 18,780
Horasan 17,076
Solhan 15,311
Suhut 13,849
Kumburgaz 11,956
Hadimkoy 11,842
Sile 11,602
Selimpasa 10,569
Celâliye 7,793
Gumusyaka 6,244
Degirmen 5,902
Çanta 5,473
Buyukcavuslu 3,843
Ortaköy 3,837
Agva 3,492
Karacaköy 3,107
Durusu 2,784
Muratbey 2,166

UNESCO sites

There are 18 UNESCO World Heritage sites in Turkey:

List of sites

Politics

Turkey democracy type is: Hybrid regime

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is the political leader of the country

Democracy forecast: protests for more democracy are likely

Parity forecast: at this rate of evolution, parity will be reached in 2066

Gender Equality in Parliament

Between 1997 and 2022, the percentage of women in Parliament increased from 2.4% to 17.35%

Unemployment

Between 1991 and 2022, unemployment in Turkey increased from 8.2% to 10.03%

Self employment

Between 1991 and 2021, self employment in Turkey decreased from 53.62% to 29.38%

GDP Evolution

Between 1960 and 2021, GDP in Turkey increased from 13,983,600,000 to 819,035,000,000

The country GDP is 0.86% of worldwide

The GDP per capita is $9,661.23 and the GDP per km² is $1,064,193.18

Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO2)

Latest: 396,843 kt CO2 / yr (1.2% of worlwide)

Between 1990 and 2019, carbon dioxide emissions increased from 139,198 to 396,843 (kt CO2) in Turkey

Methane (CH4) Emissions

Between 1990 and 2019, methane emissions increased from 38,202.3 to 48,523.9 (kt CO2 eq) in Turkey

Renewable Energy

Between 1960 and 2015, electricity renewable production increased from 1.5% to 6.3% in Turkey

Media

Freedom of the Press: good

Internet access: 81%

Internet Access

Between 1990 and 2021, internet access increased from 0% to 81.41% in Turkey

Artists

There are 25 artists in our database for Turkey:

Here are 100 of the most prolific ones:

Health Expenditure % GDP

In Turkey, between 2000 and 2020, health expenditure decreased from 4.6% to 4.6% of GDP

Health Expenditure per Capita

In Turkey, between 2000 and 2020, health expenditure per capita increased from 196.78 to 395.24

Hospital beds

In Turkey, between 1960 and 2018, global hospital beds increased from 1.7 to 2.8 per 1000 people

Suicide Rate

In Turkey, between 2000 and 2019, suicide rate decreased from 4 to 2.4 per 100,000 people

HIV Incidence

In Turkey, we don't have data about HIV Incidence

COVID-19 Situation

Latest total reported figures for Turkey

09-Mar Last 7 days vs last week Total
Cases 0.0 0.0 nan% 17,042,722
Deaths 0.0 0.0 nan% 101,492
Case Fatality nan% nan% nan% 0.6%

Reported Covid-19 deaths, Turkey

There have been a total of 101,492 deaths related to COVID-19 in Turkey, 0.0 yesterday and 0.0 in the last 7 days (nan%)

The chart below shows a rolling 7-day average, and includes all corrections made by countries in the past

Reported Covid-19 cases, Turkey

There have been a total 17,042,722 cases related to COVID-19 in Turkey, 0.0 yesterday and 0.0 in the last 7 days (nan%)

The graph below shows a rolling 7-day average, and includes all corrections made by countries in the past

In literature

There are 2089 books about Turkey in our database:

Military Expenditure

Military expenditure as a percentage of GDP decreased from 3.5% to 2.1% between 1960 and 2021 in Turkey

Armed forces

Armed forces decreased from 630,000 to 512,000 between 1985 and 2019 in Turkey

Universities

There are 56 universities in Turkey in our database

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