- Capital City: Ankara
- General Information Official Language: Turkish
- Currency: Turkish lira
- Population (2024): 87.56 million
Political Overview
Government Type
Presidential Republic (de facto dictatorship)
Key Leaders
- President: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
- Vice President: Fuat Oktay Minister of Foreign Affairs: Hakan Fidan
Political Stability Index
-1.04
International Alliances
- UN, NATO, EU Candidate, Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
Economic Overview
GDP (Nominal)
$1.024 trillion
GDP (PPP)
$2.66 trillion
Key Industries
- Electronics
- agriculture
- oil refining
- textiles
- iron and steel.
Top 5 Importers/Exporters
Exports- Germany, USA, Iraq, Italy, and UK. Imports- China, Germany, Russia, US, and Italy.
Social Indicators
Human Development Index
0.855
Literacy Rate
0.976
Life Expectancy
78.48
Geopolitical Relevance
Strategic Location
Located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, bordered by eight countries including Greece and Bulgaria to the northwest, Georgia to the northeast, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east, and Iraq and Syria to the south; it has coastlines along the Aegean Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and Black Sea.
Key Conflicts
Ongoing political tensions with Kurdish groups within Turkey and in neighbouring countries. Regional conflicts with Iraq and Northern Syria. Territorial disputes with Greece in the Aegan Seas.
Border Issues
Aegan Seas. Northern Iraq and Syria.
Military Strength
800,000 military personnel with 379,000 in reserves. NATO member (second largest military)
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