Facts about the Republic of Turkey
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| Mount Ararat |
- Capital Ankara
- The country's official name is the Republic of Turkey
- The English word "Turkey" is derived from the Medieval Latin Turchia.
- Turkey is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in Western Asia and Thrace in the Balkan region of southeastern Europe.
- Turkey's predominant religion by number of people is Islam.
- Istanbul is the largest city of Turkey
- Official language Turkish
- Area - 302,535 sq mi (783,562 km²)
- Population - 73,722,988
- Currency Turkish lira
- Demonym Turkish
- The Anatolian peninsula, comprising most of modern Turkey, is one of the oldest continuously inhabited regions in the world.
- The famous Trojan Wars took place in Western Turkey Truva town.
- The oldest known human settlement in Turkey is Catalhoyuk (7th Millennium B.C.)
- Noah's Ark landed on Mount Ararat (Agri Dagi) in Eastern Turkey.
- The city of Istanbul is located on two continents.
- The First University in History is in Harran, Turkey
