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Türkiye
Republic of Türkiye
Quick facts
- Capital
- Ankara
- Population
- 81 m
- Area
- 783,562 km²
- Region
- Western Asia
- Languages
- Turkish
- Currency
- Turkish lira (₺)
- Demonym
- Turkish
- UN member
- Yes
How Türkiye compares
Economy size$1.36 T
17th of 178 worldwide · 1st of 15 in Western Asia
Income per person$15,893
59th of 178 worldwide · 6th of 15 in Western Asia
Life expectancy77.4 yrs
63rd of 179 worldwide · 9th of 15 in Western Asia
Internet access89.8%
54th of 179 worldwide · 8th of 15 in Western Asia
Military spending$25 B
16th of 163 worldwide · 2nd of 14 in Western Asia
Highlights
GDP
$1.36 T
World Bank2024
Gross Domestic Product — the total market value of all goods and services produced in a year, at current prices.
GDP per capita
$15,893
World Bank2024
GDP divided by population — a rough measure of average economic output per person.
Life expectancy
77.4 yrs
World Bank2024
Years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns held throughout its life.
R&D spending
1.4%
Gross expenditure on research & development as a share of GDP.
Researchers (per million)
2,645
Full-time-equivalent researchers per million people.
Resource rents
0.8%
World Bank2021
Total natural-resource rents (oil, gas, mineral, forest) as a share of GDP.
The history journey
From Neolithic Çatalhöyük and the Hittites through Byzantium and the Ottomans to Atatürk's republic.
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