Tűrkiye
Location | Western end of the Asian continent |
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Capital | Ankara |
Population | 71,158,647 (June 2007) |
Area | 780,580㢠(3.5 times the size of the Korean peninsula) |
Race composition | Turkish (90%), Kurdish, Arabic and others |
Religion | Muslim (99%) |
Form of government | Republic system |
Language | Turkish |
Currency | Turkish Lira (TL) |
Independence Day(National holiday) | Oct. 29, 1923 (from Osman Empire) |
Date of diplomatic relationship established | Mar. 8, 1957 |
Military attache establishment | Jun. 1957 in Turkey, Sept. 1959 in Korea |