Türkiye (Turkey)
A bridge between Asia and Europe
Passport card
Republic of Türkiye
Türkiye (Turkey)
- Capital
- Ankara
- Continent
- Asia
- Currency
- Turkish lira
- Languages
- Turkish
- People
- About 8.6 crore
- Size
- About 7.8 lakh km²
- Leader
- President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
- Republic since
- 29 October 1923
- About the capital
- The biggest city is Istanbul.
- Time
- 2½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 9:30 am in Ankara
⭐ The Bosphorus strait splits Istanbul between Europe and Asia.
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Türkiye (Turkey)
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Türkiye
Turn the globe with your finger. Türkiye has 8 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Türkiye and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is more than 4 times the size of Türkiye.
- PeopleIndia has about 17 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 8.6 crore in Türkiye.
- DistanceAnkara is about 4,200 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeTürkiye is 2½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 9:30 am in Ankara.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Türkiye (Turkey), a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Türkiye (Turkey)
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Türkiye (Turkey)'s passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Türkiye back on the map
Türkiye and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 7 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Türkiye worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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