Welcome to Türkiye!

The population of Türkiye is 84 million 680 thousand 273 and it ranks 18th in the world by population size. According to the 2021 data of the Turkish Statistical Institute, 49.9% of Türkiye 's population is women and 50.1% is men. The total surface area of Türkiye is 780,576 square kilometers. Türkiye's official language is Turkish. In terms of religious belief, the majority of the people belong to the religion of Islam. However, different beliefs are also available in Türkiye.

Türkiye 's currency is called “Turkish lira”. The abbreviation for the Turkish lira is "TL" and its symbol is "₺". Türkiye is a geo-strategically important country in terms of its geographical location.

Considering that Türkiye is a regional country due to its geo-strategic location, it is possible to define neighbouring countries as " Türkiye's land and maritime neighbours". Syria, Iraq, Iran, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Bulgaria, and Greece are land neighbours and the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Romania, Moldova (although not out of the sea), Libya, Egypt, Israel, and Lebanon are maritime neighbours of Türkiye.