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Photos of Turkey (Turkiye)

Pigeon Island (Guvercin Adasi) in the harbor of Kusadasi, Turkey. The fortress dates from the 14th and 15th centuries but was rebuilt in in 1834.

Introduction

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Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 38

Area - comparative

Area comparison map:
Area comparison map

People and Society

Languages

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Age structure

2024 population pyramid:
2024 population pyramid

Median age

comparison ranking: total 108

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 139

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 122

Death rate

comparison ranking: 151

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 156

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 135

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 83

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 119

Tobacco use

comparison ranking: total 21

Environment

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 109

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 66

Labor force

comparison ranking: 18

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 138

Public debt

comparison ranking: 92

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 60

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 182

Exports

comparison ranking: 26

Imports

comparison ranking: 25

Debt - external

comparison ranking: 6

Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 46

Heliports

comparison ranking: 13

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 22

Military and Security

Space

Terrorism

Transnational Issues