Turkiye

Turkiye

Location: Southeastern Europe and Southwestern Asia

Capital: Ankara (5.15 million)

Largest city: Istanbul (~18 million)

Population: approximately 84,120,000

Total area: 783,562 km²

• Land: 769,632 km²
• Water: 13,930 km²
• Coastline: 7,200 km
• Lowest point: Mediterranean Sea (0 m)
• Highest point: Mount Ararat – 5,137 m

Major Cities

• Izmir – 2.94 million
• Bursa – 2 million
• Adana – 1.77 million
• Gaziantep – 1.71 million
• Konya – 1.35 million
• Antalya – 1.3 million
• Diyarbakir – 1.07 million
• Mersin – 1 million

Geographical Features

Major lakes:

• Lake Van – 3,740 km² (saltwater)
• Lake Tuz – 1,640 km² (saltwater)
• Lake Beysehir – 650 km² (freshwater)
• Lake Egridir – 520 km² (freshwater)

Major rivers:

• Euphrates – 3,596 km
• Tigris – 1,950 km

Border countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Syria

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