Turkey - Practical information

The country in numbers
Country's full name
Republic of Turkey
Area in Km2
783,562
Population
75,627,384 population
Capital
Ankara
Religion
99,8% Islam; 0,2% Other
Government
Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
Language
Official language
Turkish
Languages spoken
Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bulgarian, German, Greek, Macedonian, Polish, Russian
Time
UTC (Coordinated Universal Time Greenwich)
+2
Currency
Currency
Turkish lira
Dangers and annoyances
Dangers and annoyances
Possible terrorism risk
Border Issues
None
Drugs possession
Not allowed
Theft & Scams
Medium
Credit cards
Popular
Yes
Cards
Mastercard, Visa
Tips
Leave a tip
Advised
Internet and telephony
Calling code
+90
Internet availability
Low
Electricity
V
230
Hz
50