Asia · Western Asia
Capital: Ankara
Türkiye
Explore the facts and rankings that shape Türkiye in Country Blitz, from its population and economy to its military, innovation, manufacturing, and neighboring countries.
Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #12
Türkiye's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
85.9M
#18 of 196
91st percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
View data source ↗GDP (Nominal)
$1.6T
#16 of 196
92nd percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Military Expenditure
$24.98B
#17 of 196
92nd percentile
2024 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
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$16.23B
#21 of 196
90th percentile
2023 · UNESCO UIS and World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Manufacturing Output
$228.91B
#15 of 196
93rd percentile
2024 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Ankara
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Western Asia
- Country code
- TUR
Three interesting facts
Türkiye shares land borders with 8 countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, and Syria.
Türkiye spans roughly 783,562 square kilometers, placing it around 36th by area in this factbook.
Its 8 land neighbors give Türkiye one of the most connected positions on its regional map.
Geography
Türkiye on the map
Türkiye is located in 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. Its terrain is high central plateau (Anatolia), narrow coastal plain, several mountain ranges. The climate is temperate, hot, dry summers with mild, wet winters, harsher in interior. In area, the country is slightly larger than Texas.
Economy
Economic profile
Türkiye's economy is characterized by upper-middle-income, diversified Middle Eastern economy, industrializing economy that maintains large agricultural base, key energy, tourism, and construction sectors, high inflation, interest rates, and foreign debt pose risk to financial stability. Major industries include textiles, food processing, automobiles, electronics, mining (coal, chromate, copper, boron), steel, petroleum, construction, lumber, paper. Important agricultural products include sugar beets, wheat, milk, tomatoes, barley, maize, potatoes, apples, grapes, watermelons (2023). Notable exports include garments, cars, gold, refined petroleum, vehicle parts/accessories (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Türkiye has an estimated population of 85,664,944. Language and cultural traditions vary across Türkiye. The population includes Turkish 70-75%, Kurdish 19%, other minorities 6-11% (2016 est.). The urban population represents 77.5% of total population (2023).
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