Turkey
Country in Western Asia
Turkey is a country in Western Asia, with its capital in Ankara. About 85.9 million people live there (2025), making it the 18th most populous of the 195 countries. At 783,562 km², it is the 36th largest country by area. It borders Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece and 3 more.
Turkey at a glance
- Capital
- Ankara
- Population (2025)
- 85.9 million
- Area
- 783,562 km²
- Density
- 110 per km²
- Official language
- Turkish
- Currency
- Turkish lira
- People
- Turkish
- Calling code
- +90
- Internet domain
- .tr
- Coast
- Has a coastline
Where is Turkey?
How Turkey compares
Population rank
18th of 195
10th of 47 in Asia
Size rank
36th of 195
9th of 47 in Asia
Crowding
110 per km²
More crowded than 58% of countries
- Similar in size: Mozambique (801,590 km²).
- Similar population: Germany (83.5 million).
- Turkey is the only place that uses the Turkish lira.
- Turkish is also an official language in 1 other country: Cyprus.
The flag of Turkey
Flags that look like it
How to tell them apart: Both are red with a white crescent and star; Tunisia's sit inside a white circle.
Would you recognise Turkey?
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How players do with Turkey
Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Turkey so far, from 422 answers up to November 2026.
On the map
72% right
140th hardest of 176 · 299 answers
Its flag
90% right
129th hardest of 145 · 123 answers
- Players find Turkey on the map in 72% of tries, which makes it one of the easiest. The most common wrong answer is Ukraine.
- Players recognise the flag of Turkey in 90% of tries, one of the highest of any flag.
Countries that border Turkey
Turkey borders 8 countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq and Syria.
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bulgaria
Georgia
Greece
Iran
Iraq
SyriaQuick quiz: Turkey
3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.
1. Which is the flag of Turkey?
That's the flag of Turkey, easy to confuse with Tunisia.
2. What is the capital of Turkey?
Ankara, not Istanbul, has been the capital since the republic was founded in 1923.
3. Which of these borders Turkey?
Turkey borders Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq and Syria.
Questions about Turkey
Is Turkey a country?
Yes. Turkey is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.
What is the capital of Turkey?
The capital of Turkey is Ankara. Ankara, not Istanbul, has been the capital since the republic was founded in 1923.
Which countries border Turkey?
Turkey borders 8 countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq and Syria.
How many countries border Turkey?
8. Turkey shares a land border with 8 countries.
How big is Turkey?
Turkey covers 783,562 km², about the same size as Mozambique (801,590 km²).
Is Turkey hard to find on a map?
Not for most players. On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Turkey in 72% of 299 tries, 140th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Ukraine.
Which flags look like the flag of Turkey?
Tunisia. Both are red with a white crescent and star; Tunisia's sit inside a white circle.
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