Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye,
is a country mainly located in Anatolia in
West Asia, with a smaller part called East
Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the
Black Sea to the north; Georgia, Armenia,
Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east; Iraq, Syria,
and the Mediterranean Sea to the south; and
the Aegean Sea, Greece, and Bulgaria to the west.
Turkey is home to over 85 million people; most
are ethnic Turks, while ethnic Kurds are the
largest ethnic minority. Officially a secular
state, Turkey has a Muslim-majority population.
Ankara is Turkey’s capital and second-largest
city, while Istanbul is its largest city and
economic and financial center, as well as the
largest city in Europe. Other major cities
include İzmir, Bursa and Antalya.