Location |
Western end of the Asian continent |
Capital |
Ankara |
Population |
71,158,647 (June 2007) |
Area |
780,580㢠(3.5 times the size of the Korean peninsula) |
Race composition |
Turkish (90%), Kurdish, Arabic and others |
Religion |
Muslim (99%) |
Form of government |
Republic system |
Language |
Turkish |
Currency |
Turkish Lira (TL) |
Independence Day(National holiday) |
Oct. 29, 1923 (from Osman Empire) |
Date of diplomatic relationship established |
Mar. 8, 1957 |
Military attache establishment |
Jun. 1957 in Tűrkiye, Sept. 1959 in Korea |