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DIVING TURKEY INTRODUCTION

COUNTRY INFORMATION


Official name

Republic of Turkey


Capital

Ankara


Coordinates

39°56’ N, 32°52’ E


Location

Turkey is located in southeastern Europe southwestern Asia and shares borders with Black Sea on the north, Georgia, Armenia, Iran on the east, Iraq, Syria on the south, Mediterranean Sea on the southwest and Greece on the northwest.


Area

Total area: 780 580 sq km
Land area: 770 760 sq km
Water area: 9 820 sq km


Land boundaries

2 648 km


Coastline

7 200 km


Administrative division

Turkey is divided into 81 provinces (ili).


Political system

Turkey is a parliamentary republic. President is the chief of state and is elected for seven-year term. Prime Minister is the head of government and is appointed by the president from among members of parliament. Parliament is unicameral – Grand National Assembly of Turkey (Turkiye Buyuk Millet Meclisi) and consists of 550 members.


Population

71 892 808


Ethnic groups

Turkish 80%, Kurdish 20%


Religions

Muslim 99,8%, other 0,2%