| Location: | Southeastern Europe and Southwestern Asia (that portion of Turkey west of the Bosporus is geographically part of Europe), bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and bordering the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Greece and Syria |
| Population: | 78,785,548 (July 2011 est.) |
| Capital: | name: Ankara geographic coordinates: 39 56 N, 32 52 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Monday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
| GDP per capita: | $12,300 (2010 est.) $11,600 (2009 est.) $12,300 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars |