Turkey

Summary

Turkey is a sovereign state^[1]. Turkey ranks in the top 6% of sovereign_state entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,013 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Turkey is in the country of Turkey^[3].
• Turkey's head of government is recorded as Erdal İnönü^[4].
• Turkey's head of government is recorded as Yıldırım Akbulut^[5].
• Turkey's head of government is recorded as Turgut Özal^[6].
• Turkey's head of government is recorded as Bülent Ulusu^[7].
• Turkey's head of government is recorded as Süleyman Demirel^[8].
• Turkey's head of government is recorded as Recep Tayyip Erdoğan^[9].
• Turkey is on the continent of Asia^[10].
• Turkey is on the continent of Europe^[11].
• Turkey's instance of is recorded as sovereign state^[12].
• Turkey's instance of is recorded as transcontinental country^[13].
• Turkey's instance of is recorded as Mediterranean country^[14].
• Turkey's instance of is recorded as country^[15].
• Turkey's instance of is recorded as social state^[16].
• Turkey's instance of is recorded as regional power^[17].
• Turkey's instance of is recorded as secular state^[18].
• Turkey's instance of is recorded as successor state^[19].
• Turkey's head of state is recorded as Recep Tayyip Erdoğan^[20].
• Turkey's capital is recorded as Ankara^[21].
• Turkey's official language is recorded as Turkish^[22].
• Turkey's currency is recorded as Turkish lira^[23].
• Turkey's shares border with is recorded as Greece^[24].
• Turkey's shares border with is recorded as Bulgaria^[25].
• Turkey's shares border with is recorded as Syria^[26].
• Turkey's shares border with is recorded as Iraq^[27].

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Turkey include turquoise^[28], a mineral species^[29]; turquerie^[30], an art style^[31]; CIVETS^[32], an acronym^[33], in Colombia^[34]; MIKTA^[35], a geopolitical group^[36]; and Toruko rice^[37], a type of food or dish^[38].

Why It Matters

Turkey ranks in the top 6% of sovereign_state entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,013 views/month).^[2] Turkey has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Turkey is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for Turkey include turquoise^[28], a mineral species^[29]; turquerie^[30], an art style^[31]; CIVETS^[32], an acronym^[33], in Colombia^[34]; MIKTA^[35], a geopolitical group^[36]; and Toruko rice^[37], a type of food or dish^[38].