Turkey
Republic of Turkey
- Capital: Ankara
- Western Asia
- 8 neighbours in Travle
Turkey overview
Turkey is in Western Asia, Asia. Its capital is Ankara. The World Bank counts about 85.9 million people for 2025 on 785,350 km² of surface area.
In the Travle map, Turkey has 8 neighbours: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq and Syria. From there, 125 countries can be reached by land.
Population, density and language
The World Bank counts 85,878,556 people in Turkey for 2025, which is 18th of 170 by population. Spread over 785,350 km² of surface area (2024), that is about 109 people per km², 56th of 169 by density.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (SP.POP.TOTL), data updated 2026-10-08; checked 2026-10-19.Rankings compare the entries in Travle's country list that have World Bank data (170 with population, 169 with surface area). Some list entries are territories, so a rank here is not a rank among sovereign states.
| Language | Share (est.) | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Turkish | 93% | official |
| English | 17% | — |
| Kurdish | 5.5% | — |
| apc | 5.2% | — |
| Zaza | 1.4% | — |
| Kabardian | 0.77% | — |
CLDR shares are estimates of people who use each language, so they can add up to more than 100%.
How big is Turkey, really?
With 785,350 km² (2024, land plus inland water), Turkey is 36th of 169 by surface area and covers 0.56% of the combined area of those entries.
In that ordering, Pakistan (796,100 km²) is just larger; Chile (756,556 km²) just smaller.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (AG.SRF.TOTL.K2), data updated 2026-10-08; checked 2026-10-19.Turkey at a glance
- Capital
- Ankara
- Region
- Western Asia, Asia
- Population
- 85,878,556 (2025)
- Surface area
- 785,350 km² (2024)
- Density
- 109 people per km²
- Official languages
- Turkish
- Currency
- Turkish Lira (TRY)
- Calling code
- +90
- Internet domain
- .tr
- Land neighbours
- 8 (Natural Earth) · 8 (Travle)
Each figure is sourced in its own section below. "Not available" means no source used on this page has the figure.
Turkey within Western Asia
Natural Earth places Turkey in Western Asia (UN subregion). Of the 17 entries from Travle's country list in that subregion, Turkey is 1st by population and 2nd by surface area, with 27.4% of the combined population of those entries.
| Country | Population (2025) | Area km² (2024) |
|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 85,878,556 | 785,350 |
 Iraq | 47,020,774 | 435,050 |
 Yemen | 41,773,878 | 527,968 |
 Saudi Arabia | 36,973,555 | 2,149,690 |
 Syria | 25,620,427 | 185,180 |
 Jordan | 11,520,684 | 89,318 |
 United Arab Emirates | 11,513,149 | 98,648 |
 Azerbaijan | 10,246,996 | 86,600 |
 Israel | 10,122,800 | 22,070 |
 Lebanon | 5,849,421 | 10,452 |
 Oman | 5,494,691 | 309,500 |
 Palestine | 5,413,596 | 6,025 |
 Kuwait | 4,865,298 | 17,820 |
 Georgia | 3,935,766 | 69,700 |
 Armenia | 3,086,700 | 29,740 |
 Qatar | 2,972,215 | 11,637 |
 Cyprus | 1,370,754 | 9,250 |
Sources: World Bank WDI (SP.POP.TOTL, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2), data updated 2026-10-08; subregion from Natural Earth 1:110m. A dash means the World Bank has no figure.
Location, borders and position
Turkey is in Western Asia, Asia. Its outline in Natural Earth lies in the northern hemisphere and the eastern hemisphere. Its capital, Ankara, is at about 39.9° N and 32.9° E.
On land, Natural Earth's boundary data gives Turkey 8 neighbours; the Travle game map gives it 8.
Sources: Natural Earth 1:110m (outline and capital) and 1:10m boundary lines (neighbours), public domain.
Where Turkey is on the map
Countries bordering Turkey
Natural Earth's boundary data and the Travle map agree on these 8 land neighbours.
| Country | Direction | Land boundary in Natural Earth | Border in Travle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | east | Yes | Yes |
| Azerbaijan | east | Yes | Yes |
 Bulgaria | north-west | Yes | Yes |
| Georgia | north-east | Yes | Yes |
 Greece | west | Yes | Yes |
 Iran | south-east | Yes | Yes |
| Iraq | south-east | Yes | Yes |
| Syria | south-east | Yes | Yes |
Geographic column: Natural Earth 1:10m Admin-0 boundary lines (land) 5.1.0 (public domain), checked 2026-10-19; Natural Earth shows de facto boundaries and does not settle disputes. Travle column: the game's own border map.
Money and language in Turkey
Currency
- Turkish Lira: code TRY, numeric 949. ISO 4217 lists it for this country only.
Official languages
- Turkish: official in 2 territories in CLDR, including Turkey.
CLDR is a technical reference, not a legal text. Laws and constitutions can describe languages differently.
Currency, domain and dialling code
- Currency
- Turkish Lira (TRY)
Source: Unicode CLDR release-48-2 currencyData (region TR); code, name and number from ISO 4217 list one (SIX), published 2026-09-17; checked 2026-10-19. - Internet domain
- .tr
Source: IANA Root Zone Database; checked 2026-10-19. - International dialling code
- +90
Source: ITU, List of ITU-T Recommendation E.164 assigned country codes (position on 15 December 2016); checked 2026-10-19. - Time
- UTC+03:00 all year (2026)
IANA zones: Europe/Istanbul
Source: IANA Time Zone Database 2026e (zone.tab); UTC offsets computed for 15 Jan and 15 Jul 2026 with Node.js ICU tz 2026a; checked 2026-10-19.
Turkey codes and abbreviations
| Standard | Code |
|---|---|
| ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 | TR |
| ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 | TUR |
| ISO 3166-1 numeric | 792 |
| ISO 4217 currency (Turkish Lira) | TRY · 949 |
| Country-code top-level domain | .tr |
| ITU-T E.164 country code | +90 |
Sources: Natural Earth (ISO 3166-1), ISO 4217 list one (SIX), IANA Root Zone Database, ITU E.164 list; linked with dates in the sections above.
Fun facts about Turkey
- It has the largest population of the 17 entries in Western Asia from Travle's country list.
- The longest Travle trip from Turkey takes 10 steps, to Lesotho.
- UNESCO lists 22 World Heritage properties in Turkey; the earliest inscription dates from 1985.
Each fact is calculated from the sources cited on this page.
How far can you travel from Turkey in Travle?
Starting from Turkey and moving one border at a time, this is how many countries in the game's map you reach at each step. Countries that need a sea crossing never appear, because the game only follows land borders.
| Steps | Countries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | 13 | |
| 3 | 26 | |
| 4 | 16 | |
| 5 | 17 | |
| 6 | 16 | |
| 7 | 15 | |
| 8 | 11 | |
| 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | 1 |
In total 125 of the 171 other countries in the map can be reached by land. The longest trips take 10 steps and end in Lesotho. The other 46 cannot be reached without crossing the sea (18 in North America, 13 in South America, 6 in Oceania, 5 in Asia, 3 in Europe, 1 in Africa).
Nearby routes from Turkey
Shortest land routes in the game's map to the countries up to 3 steps away. There can be several routes of the same length; this list shows one. The section above shows how many countries are reachable in total.
- Armenia: 1 step (Turkey → Armenia)
- Azerbaijan: 1 step (Turkey → Azerbaijan)
- Bulgaria: 1 step (Turkey → Bulgaria)
- Georgia: 1 step (Turkey → Georgia)
- Greece: 1 step (Turkey → Greece)
- Iran: 1 step (Turkey → Iran)
- Iraq: 1 step (Turkey → Iraq)
- Syria: 1 step (Turkey → Syria)
Afghanistan: 2 steps (Turkey → Iran → Afghanistan)
Albania: 2 steps (Turkey → Greece → Albania)- Israel: 2 steps (Turkey → Syria → Israel)
- Jordan: 2 steps (Turkey → Iraq → Jordan)
- Kuwait: 2 steps (Turkey → Iraq → Kuwait)
- Lebanon: 2 steps (Turkey → Syria → Lebanon)
North Macedonia: 2 steps (Turkey → Bulgaria → North Macedonia)
Pakistan: 2 steps (Turkey → Iran → Pakistan)
Romania: 2 steps (Turkey → Bulgaria → Romania)
Russia: 2 steps (Turkey → Azerbaijan → Russia)- Saudi Arabia: 2 steps (Turkey → Iraq → Saudi Arabia)
Serbia: 2 steps (Turkey → Bulgaria → Serbia)
Turkmenistan: 2 steps (Turkey → Iran → Turkmenistan)
Belarus: 3 steps (Turkey → Azerbaijan → Russia → Belarus)
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3 steps (Turkey → Bulgaria → Serbia → Bosnia and Herzegovina)
China: 3 steps (Turkey → Azerbaijan → Russia → China)
Croatia: 3 steps (Turkey → Bulgaria → Serbia → Croatia)
Egypt: 3 steps (Turkey → Syria → Israel → Egypt)
Estonia: 3 steps (Turkey → Azerbaijan → Russia → Estonia)
Finland: 3 steps (Turkey → Azerbaijan → Russia → Finland)
Hungary: 3 steps (Turkey → Bulgaria → Romania → Hungary)
India: 3 steps (Turkey → Iran → Pakistan → India)
Kazakhstan: 3 steps (Turkey → Azerbaijan → Russia → Kazakhstan)
Latvia: 3 steps (Turkey → Azerbaijan → Russia → Latvia)
Lithuania: 3 steps (Turkey → Azerbaijan → Russia → Lithuania)
Moldova: 3 steps (Turkey → Bulgaria → Romania → Moldova)
Mongolia: 3 steps (Turkey → Azerbaijan → Russia → Mongolia)
Montenegro: 3 steps (Turkey → Bulgaria → Serbia → Montenegro)
North Korea: 3 steps (Turkey → Azerbaijan → Russia → North Korea)
Norway: 3 steps (Turkey → Azerbaijan → Russia → Norway)- Oman: 3 steps (Turkey → Iraq → Saudi Arabia → Oman)
- Palestine: 3 steps (Turkey → Iraq → Jordan → Palestine)
Poland: 3 steps (Turkey → Azerbaijan → Russia → Poland)- Qatar: 3 steps (Turkey → Iraq → Saudi Arabia → Qatar)
Tajikistan: 3 steps (Turkey → Iran → Afghanistan → Tajikistan)
Ukraine: 3 steps (Turkey → Azerbaijan → Russia → Ukraine)- United Arab Emirates: 3 steps (Turkey → Iraq → Saudi Arabia → United Arab Emirates)
Uzbekistan: 3 steps (Turkey → Iran → Afghanistan → Uzbekistan)- Yemen: 3 steps (Turkey → Iraq → Saudi Arabia → Yemen)
World Heritage in Turkey
UNESCO lists 22 World Heritage properties in Turkey: 20 cultural and 2 mixed. The first 3 were inscribed in 1985.
- Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği (cultural, inscribed 1985)
- Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia (mixed, inscribed 1985)
- Historic Areas of Istanbul (cultural, inscribed 1985)
- Hattusha: the Hittite Capital (cultural, inscribed 1986)
- Nemrut Dağ (cultural, inscribed 1987)
- Hierapolis-Pamukkale (mixed, inscribed 1988)
- Xanthos-Letoon (cultural, inscribed 1988)
- City of Safranbolu (cultural, inscribed 1994)
- Archaeological Site of Troy (cultural, inscribed 1998)
- Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex (cultural, inscribed 2011)
- Neolithic Site of Çatalhöyük (cultural, inscribed 2012)
- Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire (cultural, inscribed 2014)
Showing the 12 earliest of 22. The full list is on the UNESCO website.
Source: UNESCO World Heritage List (XML feed); checked 2026-10-19. Names as listed by UNESCO; descriptions on this page are our own.
Turkey — frequently asked questions
What is the capital of Turkey?
Ankara.
Which countries border Turkey?
On land, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq and Syria, according to Natural Earth's boundary data. The Travle map uses the same neighbours.
What currency and language does Turkey use?
The currency is the Turkish Lira (TRY). Unicode CLDR gives Turkish official status.
How far can you travel from Turkey in Travle?
Following land borders only, 125 countries are reachable. The farthest need 10 steps: Lesotho.
How many people live in Turkey?
The World Bank counts 85,878,556 people for 2025.
How big is Turkey?
785,350 km² of surface area (2024), according to the World Bank.
What is the dialling code and internet domain of Turkey?
The international dialling code is +90 and the country-code domain is .tr.
What time zone does Turkey use?
UTC+03:00 all year (2026).
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