Basic information
Official name:
Republic of Turkey
Capital:
Ankara
Geographical position:
Sea connection between Asia and Europe, Anatolian peninsula
Surface:
783.562 km²
Population:
82 million
Official language:
Turkish
Currency:
Turkish Lira (TL)
1 EUR = 8,6 TL (August 2020)
Basic industries
Automotive industry, textile, agriculture, energy, mining, military defense industry, construction, tourism
GDP (2019)
EUR 672 billion (USD 753,7 billion)
GDP per capita (2019)
EUR 8.137 (USD 9.127)
Unemployment (December 2019)
13,7%
- State Statistics Office – www.tuik.gov.tr
- Ministry of Trade – www.ticaret.gov.tr
- Central Bank – – www.tcmb.gov.tr
Useful links
- Presidency – www.tccb.gov.tr/en/
- Parliament – www.tbmm.gov.tr
- Central Bank – https://www.tcmb.gov.tr/wps/wcm/connect/en/tcmb+en
- Ministry of Trade – www.ticaret.gov.tr / www.trade.gov.tr
- Ministry of Treasury and Finance of Turkey – www.hmb.gov.tr
- Ministry of Culture and Tourism – www.ktb.gov.tr
- Turkish Tourism Office – www.goturkey.com
- Investment Office – www.invest.gov.tr
- State Statistics Office – www.tuik.gov.tr