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