# Outline of Turkey
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{{Short description|1=Overview of and topical guide to Turkey}}
[[File:Flag of Turkey.svg|thumb|200px|The [flag of Turkey](/source/flag_of_Turkey)]]
thumb|The location of Turkey
The following [outline](/source/Outline_(list)) is provided as an overview of and topical guide to [Turkey](/source/Turkey):
'''Turkey''', officially the '''Republic of Türkiye''', sovereign [Eurasia](/source/Eurasia)n country that stretches across the [Anatolia](/source/Anatolia)n peninsula in [West Asia](/source/West_Asia) and [Thrace](/source/Thrace) ([Rumelia](/source/Rumelia)) at the southeastern tip of the [Balkan Peninsula](/source/Balkan_Peninsula) in [Southern Europe](/source/Southern_Europe).[{{cite web|date=July 14, 2009|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/turkey/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110073821/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/turkey|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 10, 2021|title=Turkey|work=[The World Factbook](/source/The_World_Factbook)|publisher=[United States](/source/United_States) [Central Intelligence Agency](/source/Central_Intelligence_Agency)|access-date=July 23, 2009}}] Turkey is a [democratic](/source/democracy), [secular](/source/secular_state), [unitary](/source/Unitary_state), constitutional republic whose [political system](/source/Politics_of_Turkey) was established in 1923 under the leadership of [Mustafa Kemal Atatürk](/source/Mustafa_Kemal_Atat%C3%BCrk), following the fall of the [Ottoman Empire](/source/Ottoman_Empire) in the aftermath of [World War I](/source/World_War_I).
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==General reference==
thumb|Map of Turkey
* [Pronunciation](/source/International_Phonetic_Alphabet): {{IPAc-en|audio=en-us-Turkey.ogg|ˈ|t|ɝ|.|k|i}}
* Common English country name: [Turkey](/source/Turkey)
* Official English country name: The [Republic of Türkiye](/source/Republic_of_T%C3%BCrkiye)
* [Common endonym(s)](/source/List_of_countries_and_capitals_in_native_languages), i.e., in {{langx|tr|Türkiye}}
* [Official endonym(s):](/source/List_of_official_endonyms_of_present-day_nations_and_states) {{Audio|Tur-Türkiye_Cumhuriyeti.ogg|''Türkiye Cumhuriyeti''}}
* [Adjectival](/source/List_of_adjectival_and_demonymic_forms_of_place_names)(s): [Turkish](/source/Turkish_(disambiguation))
* [Demonym](/source/List_of_adjectival_and_demonymic_forms_of_place_names)(s): [Turks](/source/Turkish_people) ''(in [Turkish language](/source/Turkish_language): Türkler)''
* [Etymology](/source/Etymology): [Name of Turkey](/source/Name_of_Turkey)
* [International rankings of Turkey](/source/International_rankings_of_Turkey)
* [ISO country codes](/source/ISO_country_codes): TR, TUR, 792
* [ISO region codes](/source/ISO_region_codes): See [ISO 3166-2:TR](/source/ISO_3166-2%3ATR)
* [Internet](/source/Internet) [country code top-level domain](/source/country_code_top-level_domain): [.tr](/source/.tr)
==Geography of Turkey==
thumb|Turkey is a mountainous country.
[[File:Little AraratDSC 3125.jpg|thumb|[Little Ararat](/source/Little_Ararat) is in the [Eastern Anatolia region](/source/Eastern_Anatolia_region).]]
thumb|Turkey has a coastline of 7,200km.
{{Main|Geography of Turkey}}
* Turkey is: a [country](/source/Nation_state)
* Location:
**[Northern Hemisphere](/source/Northern_Hemisphere) and [Eastern Hemisphere](/source/Eastern_Hemisphere)
** [Eurasia](/source/Eurasia)
***[Asia](/source/Asia) (except [Thrace](/source/East_Thrace))
****[Southwest Asia](/source/Southwest_Asia)
***[Europe](/source/Europe)
****[Southeast Europe](/source/Southeast_Europe)
**[Time zone](/source/Time_zone)
***[Turkey Standard Time](/source/Time_in_Turkey) ([UTC+03:00](/source/UTC%2B03%3A00)), since 2016
***[Eastern European Time](/source/Eastern_European_Time) ([UTC+02:00](/source/UTC%2B02%3A00)) [Eastern Daylight Time](/source/Eastern_Daylight_Time) ([UTC+03:00](/source/UTC%2B03%3A00)), until 2016.
** [Extreme points of Turkey](/source/Extreme_points_of_Turkey)
*** High: [Mount Ararat](/source/Mount_Ararat) {{convert|5137|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
*** Low: [Mediterranean Sea](/source/Mediterranean_Sea) and [Black Sea](/source/Black_Sea) 0 m
** Land boundaries: 2,648 km (1645 mi)
::{{flag|Syria}} ([outline](/source/Outline_of_Syria)) 822 km (511 mi)
::{{flag|Iran}} ([outline](/source/Outline_of_Iran)) 499 km (511 mi)
::{{flag|Iraq}} ([outline](/source/Outline_of_Iraq)) 352 km (310 mi)
::{{flag|Armenia}} ([outline](/source/Outline_of_Armenia)) 268 km (167 mi)
::{{flag|Georgia}} ([outline](/source/Outline_of_Georgia_(country))) 252 km (157 mi)
::{{flag|Bulgaria}} ([outline](/source/Outline_of_Bulgaria)) 240 km (149 mi)
::{{flag|Greece}} ([outline](/source/Outline_of_Greece)) 206 km (5128 mi)
::{{flag|Azerbaijan}} ([outline](/source/Outline_of_Azerbaijan)) 9 km (6 mi)
:*Coastline: 7,200 km (4,474 mi)
* [Population of Turkey](/source/Population_of_Turkey): 82 million [19th most populous country](/source/List_of_countries_by_population)
* Area of Turkey: 783,562 km2 (302,455 sq mi) [36th most extensive country](/source/List_of_countries_and_outlying_territories_by_total_area)
* [Atlas of Turkey](/source/%3Acommons%3AAtlas_of_Turkey)
* [Cities of Turkey, by population](/source/List_of_largest_cities_and_towns_in_Turkey)
===Environment of Turkey===
[[File:TUA_Eur.Ch._Akkedi_Yuran_(11322070486).jpg|thumb|[Turkish Angora](/source/Turkish_Angora) is a distinctive breed from [Ankara](/source/Ankara).]]
[[File:VAN_CAT.png|thumb|[Van cat](/source/Van_cat) is a distinctive cat breed that enjoys swimming.]]
{{main|Environment of Turkey}}
* [Climate of Turkey](/source/Climate_of_Turkey)
**[Climate change in Turkey](/source/Climate_change_in_Turkey)
* [Environmental issues in Turkey](/source/Environmental_issues_in_Turkey)
* [Ecoregions in Turkey](/source/List_of_ecoregions_in_Turkey)
* [Renewable energy in Turkey](/source/Renewable_energy_in_Turkey)
** [Biofuel in Turkey](/source/Biofuel_in_Turkey)
** [Geothermal power in Turkey](/source/Geothermal_power_in_Turkey)
** [Solar power in Turkey](/source/Solar_power_in_Turkey)
** [Wind power in Turkey](/source/Wind_power_in_Turkey)
* [Geology of Turkey](/source/Geology_of_Turkey)
**[Earthquakes in Turkey](/source/List_of_earthquakes_in_Turkey)
*[National parks of Turkey](/source/List_of_national_parks_of_Turkey)
*[Protected areas of Turkey](/source/%3ACategory%3AProtected_areas_of_Turkey)
* [Wildlife of Turkey](/source/Wildlife_of_Turkey)
** [Flora of Turkey](/source/Flora_of_Turkey)
** [Fauna of Turkey](/source/Fauna_of_Turkey)
*** [Amphibians of Turkey](/source/%3ACategory%3AAmphibians_of_Turkey)
*** [Birds of Turkey](/source/List_of_birds_of_Turkey)
*** [Mammals of Turkey](/source/List_of_mammals_of_Turkey)
*** [Reptiles of Turkey](/source/List_of_reptiles_of_Turkey)
==== Geographic features of Turkey====
[[File:Antália - panoramio (16).jpg|thumb|[Antalya](/source/Antalya) is in the [Mediterranean Region](/source/Mediterranean_Region%2C_Turkey).]]
[[File:Pamukkale 30.jpg|thumb|[Pamukkale](/source/Pamukkale) is [World Heritage Site](/source/List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Turkey) in the [Aegean Region](/source/Aegean_Region).]]
{{Main|Category:Landforms of Turkey by province}}
* [Beaches of Turkey](/source/List_of_beaches_in_Turkey)
* [Caves of Turkey](/source/List_of_caves_in_Turkey)
* [Glaciers of Turkey](/source/List_of_glaciers_in_Turkey)
* [Islands of Turkey](/source/List_of_islands_of_Turkey)
* [Lakes of Turkey](/source/List_of_lakes_in_Turkey)
* [Mountains of Turkey](/source/List_of_mountains_in_Turkey)
** [Anti-Taurus Mountains](/source/Anti-Taurus_Mountains)
** [Pontic Mountains](/source/Pontic_Mountains)
** [Sultan Mountains](/source/Sultan_Mountains)
** [Taurus Mountains](/source/Taurus_Mountains)
** [Yalnızçam Mountains](/source/Yaln%C4%B1z%C3%A7am_Mountains)
** [Yıldız Mountains](/source/Y%C4%B1ld%C4%B1z_Mountains)
** [Volcanoes of Turkey](/source/List_of_volcanoes_in_Turkey)
* [Rivers of Turkey](/source/List_of_rivers_of_Turkey)
**[Büyük Menderes River](/source/B%C3%BCy%C3%BCk_Menderes_River)
**[Euphrates](/source/Euphrates)
**[Kızılırmak](/source/K%C4%B1z%C4%B1l%C4%B1rmak_(river))
**[Meriç](/source/Maritsa)
**[Sakarya River](/source/Sakarya_River)
**[Tigris](/source/Tigris)
* [Waterfalls of Turkey](/source/Waterfalls_of_Turkey)
* [Valleys of Turkey](/source/%3ACategory%3AValleys_of_Turkey)
* [World Heritage Sites in Turkey](/source/List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Turkey)
===Regions of Turkey===
{{main list|Geographical regions of Turkey}}
*[Aegean Region](/source/Aegean_Region_(geographical))
*[Black Sea Region](/source/Black_Sea_Region)
*[Central Anatolia Region](/source/Central_Anatolia_Region_(geographical))
*[Eastern Anatolia Region](/source/Eastern_Anatolia_Region_(geographical))
*[Marmara Region](/source/Marmara_Region_(geographical))
*[Mediterranean Region](/source/Mediterranean_Region%2C_Turkey_(geographical))
*[Southeastern Anatolia Region](/source/Southeastern_Anatolia_Region_(geographical))
{{Clear}}
{{Regions of Turkey}}
====Ecoregions of Turkey====
[List of ecoregions in Turkey](/source/List_of_ecoregions_in_Turkey)
====Administrative divisions of Turkey====
[Administrative divisions of Turkey](/source/Administrative_divisions_of_Turkey)
*[Provinces of Turkey](/source/Provinces_of_Turkey)
**[Districts of Turkey](/source/Districts_of_Turkey)
***[Belde](/source/Belde) (semi-rural)
***[Villages](/source/Villages_of_Turkey) (rural)
***[Neighbourhoods](/source/Mahalle) (urban)
=====Municipalities of Turkey=====
* [Municipalities of Turkey](/source/List_of_municipalities_in_Turkey)
** [Capital](/source/Capital_(political)) of Turkey: [Ankara](/source/Capital_of_Turkey)
** [Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey](/source/Metropolitan_municipalities_in_Turkey)
** [Cities of Turkey](/source/List_of_largest_cities_and_towns_in_Turkey)
==== Statistical divisions of Turkey====
[NUTS of Turkey](/source/NUTS_of_Turkey)
===Demography of Turkey===
[Demographics of Turkey](/source/Demographics_of_Turkey)
* [Census in Turkey](/source/Census_in_Turkey)
===Climate of Turkey===
[Climate of Turkey](/source/Climate_of_Turkey)
==Government and politics of Turkey==
[[File:Gezi parkı 2013-06-08 (100).jpg|thumb|[Turkish flag](/source/Flag_of_Turkey)]]
{{main|Politics of Turkey}}
* [Form of government](/source/Form_of_government): [Unitary](/source/Unitary_state) [presidential](/source/presidential_system) [constitution](/source/constitution)al [republic](/source/republic)
* [Capital](/source/Capital_(political)) of Turkey: [Ankara](/source/Capital_of_Turkey)
* [Flag of Turkey](/source/Flag_of_Turkey)
* [Corruption in Turkey](/source/Corruption_in_Turkey)
* [Elections in Turkey](/source/Elections_in_Turkey)
* [Political parties in Turkey](/source/List_of_political_parties_in_Turkey)
**[Justice and Development Party (AKP)](/source/Justice_and_Development_Party_(Turkey))
**[Republican People's Party](/source/Republican_People's_Party) (CHP)
**[Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP)](/source/Peoples'_Democratic_Party_(Turkey))
**[Nationalist Movement Party (MHP)](/source/Nationalist_Movement_Party)
**[Good Party](/source/Good_Party)
**[Worker's Party](/source/Workers'_Party_of_Turkey_(2017))
**[Democracy and Progress Party](/source/Democracy_and_Progress_Party)
**[Communist Party](/source/Communist_Party_of_Turkey_(current))
**[Green Party](/source/Green_Party_(Turkey))
**[Future Party](/source/Future_Party_(Turkey))
* [Orders, decorations, and medals of Turkey](/source/Orders%2C_decorations%2C_and_medals_of_Turkey)
* [Political divisions of Turkey](/source/Political_divisions_of_Turkey)
* [Taxation in Turkey](/source/Taxation_in_Turkey)
* [Voting rights in Turkey](/source/Voting_rights_in_Turkey)
===National government===
{{main|Government of Turkey}}
*[Constitution of Turkey](/source/Constitution_of_Turkey)
====Legislative branch====
[[File:TBMM, August 2022.jpg|thumb|The [Parliament of Turkey](/source/Grand_National_Assembly_of_Turkey)]]
{{Further|Legislative branch}}
* [Parliament of Turkey](/source/Grand_National_Assembly_of_Turkey)
** [Speaker of the Grand National Assembly](/source/Speaker_of_the_Grand_National_Assembly)
====Executive branch====
[[File:Ak_Saray_-_Presidential_Palace_Ankara_2014_002.jpg|thumb|The [Presidential Complex](/source/Presidential_Complex_(Turkey))]]
{{Further|Executive branch}}
* [Head of state](/source/Head_of_state) and [Head of government](/source/Head_of_government): [President of Turkey](/source/President_of_Turkey), [Recep Tayyip Erdoğan](/source/Recep_Tayyip_Erdo%C4%9Fan) (12th)
* [Vice President of Turkey](/source/Vice_President_of_Turkey): Fuat Oktay (1st)
* [Cabinet of Turkey](/source/Cabinet_of_Turkey)
====Judicial branch====
[[File:PalaceOfJusticeIstanbul_(1).jpg|thumb|A [courthouse](/source/courthouse) in [Istanbul](/source/Istanbul)]]
{{Further|Judicial branch}}
* [Turkey national courts](/source/Judicial_system_of_Turkey)
** [Constitutional Court of Turkey](/source/Constitutional_Court_of_Turkey)
*** [Chief Justice of Turkey](/source/List_of_presidents_of_the_Constitutional_Court_of_Turkey)
** [High Court of Appeals of Turkey](/source/High_Court_of_Appeals_of_Turkey)
** [Supreme Council of Public Accounts](/source/Supreme_Council_of_Public_Accounts)
** [Court of Jurisdictional Disputes](/source/Court_of_Jurisdictional_Disputes)
===Foreign relations===
{{main|Foreign relations of Turkey}}
* [Diplomatic missions in Turkey](/source/List_of_diplomatic_missions_in_Turkey)
* [Diplomatic missions of Turkey](/source/Diplomatic_missions_of_Turkey)
* [Foreign policy of Turkey](/source/Foreign_policy_of_the_Recep_Tayyip_Erdo%C4%9Fan_government)
{{Foreign relations of Turkey}}
====International organization membership====
{{main|Turkey's membership of international organizations}}
*[Member state of the Group of Twenty (G20)](/source/G20)
*[Member state of Council of Europe](/source/Council_of_Europe)
*[Member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization](/source/NATO)
*[Member state of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation](/source/OIC)
*[Member state of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development](/source/OECD)
*[Member state of the United Nations](/source/UN)
* [Member state of the Turkic Council](/source/Turkic_Council)
===Military===
[[File:Heybeli_deniz_lisesi.JPG|thumb|[Turkish](/source/Turkey) navy]]
{{main|Military of Turkey}}
*[Turkish Army](/source/Turkish_Army)
**[Turkish Gendarmerie](/source/Turkish_Gendarmerie)
*[Turkish Air Force](/source/Turkish_Air_Force)
*[Turkish Coast Guard](/source/Turkish_Coast_Guard)
===Intelligence organizations===
* [National Intelligence Organization (MİT)](/source/National_Intelligence_Organization_(Turkey))
* [KDGM](/source/Undersecretariat_of_Public_Order_and_Security)
* [General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces](/source/General_Staff_of_the_Turkish_Armed_Forces)
* [Gendarmerie Intelligence Organization](/source/Gendarmerie_Intelligence_Organization)
{{Ministries of Turkey}}
==History of Turkey==
{{main|History of Turkey|Timeline of Turkish history}}
[[File:Ephesus Celsus Library Façade.jpg|thumb|[Ephesus](/source/Ephesus)]]
[[File:Turkey-3019 - Hagia Sophia (2216460729).jpg|thumb|[Hagia Sophia](/source/Hagia_Sophia)]]
[[File:Topkapı - 01.jpg|thumb|[Topkapı](/source/Topkapi_Palace) is one of the many [Ottoman](/source/Ottoman_Empire) palaces in [Istanbul](/source/Istanbul).]]
=== History of Turkey, by period ===
* Ancient period
* [Ancient settlements in Turkey](/source/Ancient_settlements_in_Turkey)
* [Ancient kingdoms of Anatolia](/source/Ancient_kingdoms_of_Anatolia)
* [Ottoman Empire](/source/Ottoman_Empire)
* [Rebellions in the Ottoman Empire](/source/Rebellions_in_the_Ottoman_Empire_(in_Turkey))
=== History of Turkey, by subject ===
* [Constitutional history of Turkey](/source/Constitutional_history_of_Turkey)
* [Economic history of Turkey](/source/Economic_history_of_Turkey)
* [Genetic history of the Turkish people](/source/Genetic_history_of_the_Turkish_people)
* [History of the Jews in Turkey](/source/History_of_the_Jews_in_Turkey)
* [Military history of Turkey](/source/Military_history_of_Turkey)
* [History of Turkish navies](/source/History_of_Turkish_navies)
==Culture of Turkey==
[[File:20180115 Topkapi 8096 (26289470738).jpg|thumb|[Topkapı](/source/Topkap%C4%B1_Palace) served as the main residence of [Ottoman sultan](/source/Ottoman_sultan)s in the 15th and 16th centuries.]]
[[File:Dolmabahce_Palacemm.jpg|thumb|[Dolmabahçe Palace](/source/Dolmabah%C3%A7e_Palace) is on the [Bosporus](/source/Bosporus) with sweeping views.]]
[[File:Ceremonial hall Dolmabahce March 2008 pano2b.jpg|thumb|[Dolmabahçe Palace](/source/Dolmabah%C3%A7e_Palace) displays [Baroque](/source/Baroque) influences in [Ottoman architecture](/source/Ottoman_architecture).]]
[[File:Turkey_(68739605).jpeg|thumb|The chandelier in [Dolmabahçe Palace](/source/Dolmabah%C3%A7e_Palace) was a gift from [Queen Victoria](/source/Queen_Victoria).]]
[[File:Turkish coffee in a traditional design cup.jpg|thumb|Appreciation for [Turkish coffee](/source/Turkish_coffee) in [Istanbul](/source/Istanbul) led to the creation of the first ever [coffeehouse](/source/Ottoman_coffeehouse) in the world.]]
[[File:Salep and cookies.jpg|thumb|[Salep](/source/Salep) is a traditional drink that is made out of [orchid](/source/orchid)s.]]
[[File:Turkish_tea2.jpg|thumb|[Turkey](/source/Turkey) consumes more [tea per capita](/source/List_of_countries_by_tea_consumption_per_capita) than any other country.]]
[[File:Istanbul_Vefa_Bozaci_4881.jpg|thumb|[Boza](/source/Boza) is a popular wintertime [malt](/source/malt) drink.]]
[[File:C. van Loo Sultane.jpg|thumb|[Turquerie](/source/Turquerie): [Madame de Pompadour](/source/Madame_de_Pompadour) portrayed as a [Turkish](/source/Turkey) lady in 1747.]]
[[File:Hofmobiliendepot - Türkisches Zimmer von Kronprinz Rudolf.JPG|thumb|[Turquerie](/source/Turquerie): [Crown prince of Austria](/source/Rudolf%2C_Crown_Prince_of_Austria) had his working room decorated in the [Turkish](/source/Turkey) style in 1881.]]
{{main|Culture of Turkey}}
* [Architecture](/source/Architecture_of_Turkey)
* [Anatolian Beylik Architecture](/source/%3ACategory%3AAnatolian_Beyliks_architecture)
** [Ottoman architecture](/source/Ottoman_architecture)
***[Early Ottoman architecture](/source/Early_Ottoman_architecture)
***[Classical Ottoman architecture](/source/Classical_Ottoman_architecture)
***[Tulip Period architecture](/source/Tulip_Period_architecture)
***[Ottoman Baroque architecture](/source/Ottoman_Baroque_architecture)
***[Late Ottoman architecture](/source/Ottoman_architecture_in_the_19th%E2%80%9320th_centuries)
** [Seljuk architecture](/source/Anatolian_Seljuk_architecture)
** [Turkish Neoclassical architecture](/source/First_national_architectural_movement)
** [List of Turkish architects](/source/List_of_Turkish_architects)
** [List of castles in Turkey](/source/List_of_castles_in_Turkey)
** [List of cathedrals in Turkey](/source/List_of_cathedrals_in_Turkey)
** [List of clock towers in Turkey](/source/List_of_clock_towers_in_Turkey)
** [List of hans and kervansarays in Turkey](/source/List_of_Seljuk_hans_and_kervansarays_in_Turkey)
** [List of libraries in Turkey](/source/List_of_libraries_in_Turkey)
** [List of palaces in Turkey](/source/List_of_palaces_in_Turkey)
* [Cuisine](/source/Cuisine_of_Turkey)
** [Ottoman cuisine](/source/Ottoman_cuisine)
** [Beer in Turkey](/source/Beer_in_Turkey)
** [Tea in Turkey](/source/Tea_in_Turkey)
** [Turkish desserts](/source/List_of_Turkish_desserts)
** [Turkish wine](/source/Turkish_wine)
* [Languages](/source/Languages_of_Turkey)
** [Adyghe (Circassian)](/source/Adyghe_language)
** [Northern Kurdish](/source/Kurmanji)
** [Ladino](/source/Judaeo-Spanish)
** [Turkish](/source/Turkish_language)
*** [Regional Turkish](/source/Turkish_dialects)
** [Turkish Sign Language](/source/Turkish_Sign_Language)
** [Western Armenian](/source/Western_Armenian)
* [Media](/source/Media_in_Turkey)
**[Newspapers](/source/List_of_newspapers_in_Turkey)
**[Radio stations](/source/List_of_radio_stations_in_Turkey)
**[Television](/source/Television_in_Turkey)
* [Museums](/source/Museums_in_Turkey)
* [Public holidays](/source/Public_holidays_in_Turkey)
* [Traditions](/source/Traditions_of_Turkey)
** [Carpets](/source/Turkish_carpet)
** [Folk dances](/source/Turkish_dance)
** [Shadow play](/source/Shadow_play)
* [Turkophilia](/source/Turkophilia)
** [Turquerie](/source/Turquerie)
* [World Heritage Sites in Turkey](/source/List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Europe)
===Art in Turkey===
* [Cinema](/source/Cinema_of_Turkey)
** [Golden Orange Awards](/source/International_Antalya_Film_Festival)
** [Turkish actors](/source/List_of_Turkish_actors)
** [Turkish directors](/source/List_of_Turkish_film_directors)
** [Turkish films](/source/Lists_of_Turkish_films)
** [Turkish production companies](/source/List_of_film_production_companies)
** [Turkish scriptwriters](/source/Cinema_of_Turkey)
* [Literature](/source/Turkish_literature)
** [Turkish novelists](/source/List_of_Turkish_writers)
** [List of contemporary Turkish poets](/source/List_of_contemporary_Turkish_poets)
** [Turkish short story writers](/source/List_of_Turkish_short_story_writers)
*[Museums](/source/List_of_museums_in_Turkey)
* [Music](/source/Music_of_Turkey)
** [Classical composers](/source/List_of_composers_of_classical_Turkish_music)
** [Composers](/source/List_of_Turkish_composers)
* [Theater](/source/Theater_of_Turkey)
** [Turkish playwrights](/source/List_of_playwrights_by_nationality_and_year_of_birth)
*[Television](/source/Television_in_Turkey)
** [Television series](/source/List_of_Turkish_television_series)
*[Visual arts](/source/Visual_arts_of_Turkey)
** [Turkish painters](/source/List_of_painters_from_Turkey)
** [Turkish photographers](/source/Photography_in_Turkey)
** [Turkish sculpturist](/source/List_of_Turkish_artists)
== Law in Turkey ==
{{main|Law of Turkey}}
* [Constitution of Turkey](/source/Constitution_of_Turkey)
** [Separation of church and state in Turkey](/source/Separation_of_church_and_state)
** [Separation of powers under the Turkish Constitution](/source/Separation_of_powers)
** [Civil liberties in Turkey](/source/Civil_liberties_in_Turkey)
*** [Abortion in Turkey](/source/Abortion_in_Turkey)
*** [Assisted suicide in Turkey](/source/Assisted_suicide_in_Turkey)
*** [Freedom of assembly in Turkey](/source/Human_rights_in_Turkey)
*** [Freedom of association in Turkey](/source/Human_rights_in_Turkey)
*** [Freedom of information in Turkey](/source/Access_to_public_information_in_Turkey)
*** [Freedom of movement under Turkish law](/source/Freedom_of_movement_under_Turkish_law)
*** [Freedom of the press in Turkey](/source/Mass_media_in_Turkey)
*** [Freedom of religion in Turkey](/source/Freedom_of_religion_in_Turkey)
*** [Freedom of speech in Turkey](/source/Freedom_of_speech_in_Turkey)
*** [LGBT rights in Turkey](/source/LGBT_rights_in_Turkey)
*** [Polygamy in Turkey](/source/Polygamy_in_Turkey)
*** [Prostitution in Turkey](/source/Prostitution_in_Turkey)
* [Criminal law in Turkey](/source/Criminal_law_in_Turkey)
** [Criminal law procedure in Turkey](/source/Criminal_law_procedure_in_Turkey)
** [Capital punishment in Turkey](/source/Capital_punishment_in_Turkey)
** [Crime in Turkey](/source/Crime_in_Turkey)
** [Human trafficking in Turkey](/source/Human_trafficking_in_Turkey)
** [Terrorism in Turkey](/source/Terrorism_in_Turkey)
** [Crimes against the public](/source/Public-order_crime)
*** [Sumptuary law in Turkey](/source/Tobacco_and_Alcohol_Market_Regulatory_Authority)
**** [Alcohol laws of Turkey](/source/Alcohol_laws_of_Turkey)
**** [Smoking ban in Turkey](/source/List_of_smoking_bans)
** [Crimes against property](/source/Property_crime)
*** [Bribery in Turkey](/source/Corruption_in_Turkey)
*** [Embezzlement in Turkey](/source/Embezzlement_in_Turkey)
*** [Gambling in Turkey](/source/Gambling_in_Turkey)
*** [Intellectual property violation](/source/Intellectual_property)
*** [Tax evasion in Turkey](/source/Tax_evasion_in_Turkey)
** [Crimes against animals in Turkey](/source/Crimes_against_animals_in_Turkey)
*** [Animal cruelty laws in Turkey](/source/Animal_cruelty_laws_in_Turkey)
* [Family law in Turkey](/source/Family_law_in_Turkey)
** [Marriage in Turkey](/source/Marriage_in_Turkey)
*** [Marriageable age](/source/Marriageable_age)
** [Dissolution of marriage in Turkey](/source/Dissolution_of_marriage_in_Turkey)
*** [No-fault divorce in Turkey](/source/No-fault_divorce_in_Turkey)
*** [Child custody laws in Turkey](/source/Child_custody_laws_in_Turkey)
*** [Child support in Turkey](/source/Child_support_in_Turkey)
*** [Parenting coordinator in Turkey](/source/Parenting_coordinator_in_Turkey)
*** [Grandparent visitation rights in Turkey](/source/Grandparent_visitation_rights_in_Turkey)
** [Adoption in Turkey](/source/Adoption_in_Turkey)
** [Surrogacy in Turkey](/source/Surrogacy_in_Turkey)
** [Child protective services in Turkey](/source/Child_protective_services_in_Turkey)
** [Emancipation of minors in Turkey](/source/Emancipation_of_minors_in_Turkey)
** [Juvenile law in Turkey](/source/Juvenile_law_in_Turkey)
* [Intellectual property law in Turkey](/source/Intellectual_property_law_in_Turkey)
** [World Intellectual Property Organization](/source/World_Intellectual_Property_Organization)
** [Copyright law in Turkey](/source/Copyright_law_in_Turkey)
*** [Public domain in Turkey](/source/Public_domain_in_Turkey)
* [Commercial law in Turkey](/source/Commercial_law_in_Turkey)
** [Bankruptcy in Turkey](/source/Bankruptcy_in_Turkey)
** [Consumer protection in Turkey](/source/Consumer_protection_in_Turkey)
** [Securities regulation in Turkey](/source/Securities_regulation_in_Turkey)
*** [Capital Markets Board of Turkey](/source/Capital_Markets_Board_of_Turkey)
*** [Financial Regulation in Turkey](/source/Financial_Regulation_in_Turkey)
* [Jurisprudence in Turkey](/source/Jurisprudence_in_Turkey)
** [Judicial review in Turkey](/source/Judicial_review_in_Turkey)
** [Practice of law in Turkey](/source/Practice_of_law_in_Turkey)
* [Law making in Turkey](/source/Law_making_in_Turkey)
** [Ballot measures in Turkey](/source/Ballot_measures_in_Turkey)
** [Executive orders in Turkey](/source/Executive_orders_in_Turkey)
** [Legislative rulemaking in Turkey](/source/Legislative_rulemaking_in_Turkey)
** [Treaties of Turkey](/source/List_of_treaties_of_Turkey)
** [Statutory law](/source/Statutory_law)
*** [Acts of Parliament in Turkey](/source/Acts_of_Parliament_in_Turkey)
* [Law enforcement in Turkey](/source/Law_enforcement_in_Turkey)
{{Law enforcement in Turkey}}
=== Religion in Turkey ===
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[[File:Blue_Mosque_2017.jpg|thumb|[Blue Mosque](/source/Sultan_Ahmed_Mosque) in [Istanbul](/source/Istanbul)]]
[[File:Inside_Blue_Mosque_3.jpg|thumb|Inside the [Blue Mosque](/source/Sultan_Ahmed_Mosque)]]
[[File:Agia_Triada_Greek_Orthodox_Church,_İstanbul.jpg|thumb|[Hagia Triada in Istanbul](/source/Hagia_Triada_Greek_Orthodox_Church%2C_Istanbul)]]
[[File:Synagogue Hemdat Israel (Compassion of Israel), circa 1899, Haydarpasha Quarter, Istanbul (3438422679).jpg|thumb|[Hemdat Israel Synagogue](/source/Hemdat_Israel_Synagogue)]]
[[File:GrandSynagogueEdirne_(5).JPG|thumb|[Grand Synagogue of Edirne](/source/Grand_Synagogue_of_Edirne)]]
{{main|Religion in Turkey}}
* [Bahá'í Faith in Turkey](/source/Bah%C3%A1'%C3%AD_Faith_in_Turkey)
* [Buddhism](/source/Buddhism_in_the_Middle_East)
* [Christianity in Turkey](/source/Christianity_in_Turkey)
** [Catholic Church in Turkey](/source/Catholic_Church_in_Turkey)
*** [Latin Church](/source/Latin_Church)
**** [Archdiocese of İzmir](/source/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_%C4%B0zmir)
**** [Apostolic Vicariate of Anatolia](/source/Apostolic_Vicariate_of_Anatolia)
**** [Apostolic Vicariate of Istanbul](/source/Apostolic_Vicariate_of_Istanbul)
*** [Armenian Catholic Church](/source/Armenian_Catholic_Church)
**** [Archeparchy of Istanbul](/source/Armenian_Catholic_Archeparchy_of_Istanbul)
*** [Greek Byzantine Catholic Church](/source/Greek_Byzantine_Catholic_Church)
**** [Greek Catholic Exarchate of Istanbul](/source/Greek_Catholic_Apostolic_Exarchate_of_Istanbul)
*** [Syriac Catholic Church](/source/Syriac_Catholic_Church)
**** [Syriac Catholic Exarchate of Istanbul](/source/Syriac_Catholic_Patriarchal_Exarchate_of_Turkey)
*** [Chaldean Catholic Church](/source/Chaldean_Catholic_Church)
**** [Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Istanbul](/source/Chaldean_Catholic_Archeparchy_of_Amida)
** [Greek Orthodox Church](/source/Greek_Orthodox_Church)
*** [Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople](/source/Ecumenical_Patriarchate_of_Constantinople)
*** [Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch](/source/Greek_Orthodox_Church_of_Antioch)
*** [Turkish Orthodox Patriarchate](/source/Autocephalous_Turkish_Orthodox_Patriarchate)
** [Nestorian Church of the East](/source/Church_of_the_East)
*** [Assyrian Church of the East](/source/Assyrian_Church_of_the_East)
** [Armenian Apostolic Church](/source/Christianity_in_Turkey)
*** [Armenian Apostolic Church](/source/Armenian_Apostolic_Church)
**[Protestanism](/source/Protestantism_in_Turkey)
*** [Armenian Evangelical Church](/source/Armenian_Evangelical_Church)
*** [Protestant Church in Germany](/source/Protestant_Church_in_Germany)
*** [Greek Evangelical Church](/source/Greek_Evangelical_Church)
*** [Anglicanism](/source/Christianity_in_Turkey)
*** [The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints](/source/Christianity_in_Turkey)
* [Islam](/source/Islam_in_Turkey)
** [Alevism](/source/Alevism)
** [Quranism](/source/Islam_in_Turkey)
***[Shi’a Islam](/source/Islam_in_Turkey)
*** [Alawites](/source/Islam_in_Turkey)
*** [Twelver](/source/Islam_in_Turkey)
** [Sufism](/source/Islam_in_Turkey)
** [Sunni Islam](/source/Islam_in_Turkey)
* [Judaism](/source/Judaism_in_Turkey)
** [Karaite](/source/Karaite_Judaism)
** [Orthodox](/source/Orthodox_Judaism)
*** [Hasidic](/source/Hasidic_Judaism)
*** [Modern Orthodox](/source/Modern_Orthodox_Judaism)
* [Tengrism](/source/List_of_Tengrist_movements)
* [Yazidism](/source/Yazidis)
===Sports in Turkey===
[[File:Yagli_gures3.JPG|thumb|[Oil wrestling](/source/Oil_wrestling) is the national sport of [Turkey](/source/Turkey).]]
[Sports in Turkey](/source/Sports_in_Turkey)
* [Football in Turkey](/source/Football_in_Turkey)
* [Football clubs in Turkey](/source/List_of_football_clubs_in_Turkey)
* [Turkey at the Olympics](/source/Turkey_at_the_Olympics)
==Economy and infrastructure of Turkey==
[[File:View of Levent financial district from Istanbul Sapphire.jpg|thumb|Financial district of [Levent](/source/Levent) in [Istanbul](/source/Istanbul)]]
[[File:Istanbul_Airport,_Arnavutköy_(P1090186).jpg|thumb|[Istanbul Airport](/source/Istanbul_Airport) is the main international airport in [Istanbul](/source/Istanbul).]]
[[File:TCDD HT80000 Siemens Velaro.jpg|thumb|[Turkey](/source/Turkey) provides [high-speed rail service](/source/Y%C3%BCksek_H%C4%B1zl%C4%B1_Tren) with speeds up to 300 km/h (186 mph).]]
[[File:Butterfly Valley (7023394379).jpg|thumb|[Butterfly Valley](/source/Butterfly_Valley%2C_Fethiye), home to 105 species of butterflies, is a popular tourist attraction.]]
[[File:Bozcaada_windfarm.jpg|thumb|Wind farm on [Bozcaada](/source/Bozcaada)]]
{{main|Economy of Turkey}}
* [Economic rank, by nominal GDP(2021)](/source/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)): 20th
* [Economic rank, by GDP (PPP) (2021)](/source/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)): 11th
* [Currency of Turkey](/source/Currency): ₺ Turkish lira
** [ISO 4217](/source/ISO_4217): [TRY](/source/Turkish_lira)
*[Banking in Turkey](/source/Banking_in_Turkey)
** [Central Bank](/source/Central_Bank_of_the_Republic_of_Turkey)
** [List of banks in Turkey](/source/List_of_banks_in_Turkey)
* [Telecommunications in Turkey](/source/Telecommunications_in_Turkey)
** [Internet in Turkey](/source/Internet_in_Turkey)
*** [Regional Internet Registry for Europe (RIPE NNC)](/source/RIPE_NCC)
* [Economic history of Turkey](/source/Economic_history_of_Turkey)
** [National debt of Turkey](/source/National_debt_of_Turkey)
* [Energy in Turkey](/source/Energy_in_Turkey)
** [Energy policy of Turkey](/source/Energy_policy_of_Turkey)
** [Electricity sector in Turkey](/source/Electricity_sector_in_Turkey)
*** [Coal in Turkey](/source/Coal_in_Turkey)
****
***[Nuclear energy in Turkey](/source/Nuclear_energy_in_Turkey)
*** [Renewable energy in Turkey](/source/Renewable_energy_in_Turkey)
**** [Geothermal power in Turkey](/source/Geothermal_power_in_Turkey)
**** [Solar power in Turkey](/source/Solar_power_in_Turkey)
**** [Wind power in Turkey](/source/Wind_power_in_Turkey)
** [Energy conservation in Turkey](/source/Energy_conservation_in_Turkey)
** [Energy policy of Turkey](/source/Energy_policy_of_Turkey)
*** [Department of Energy](/source/Ministry_of_Energy_and_Natural_Resources_(Turkey))
*** [Turkish energy law](/source/Energy_law)
* [Health care in Turkey](/source/Health_care_in_Turkey)
* [Industry trade groups in Turkey](/source/Turkish_Industry_and_Business_Association)
* [Tourism in Turkey](/source/Tourism_in_Turkey)
** [Shopping malls in Turkey](/source/List_of_shopping_malls_in_Turkey)
* [Transportation in Turkey](/source/Transport_in_Turkey)
** [Air transportation in Turkey](/source/Transport_in_Turkey)
*** [Airports in Turkey](/source/List_of_airports_in_Turkey)
** [Highway system in Turkey](/source/List_of_highways_in_Turkey)
** [Rail transport in Turkey](/source/Rail_transport_in_Turkey)
*** [High-speed rail in Turkey](/source/High-speed_rail_in_Turkey)
*** [History of rail transport in Turkey](/source/History_of_rail_transport_in_Turkey)
* [Trade policy of Turkey](/source/Trade_policy_of_Turkey)
** [European Union Customs Union](/source/European_Union_Customs_Union)
** [Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development](/source/Organisation_for_Economic_Co-operation_and_Development)
** [World Trade Organization](/source/World_Trade_Organization)
* [Wealth in Turkey](/source/Wealth_in_Turkey)
** [Household income in Turkey](/source/Household_income_in_Turkey)
** [Income inequality in Turkey](/source/Income_inequality_in_Turkey)
** [Personal income in Turkey](/source/Personal_income_in_Turkey)
** [Poverty in Turkey](/source/Poverty_in_Turkey)
** [Welfare in Turkey](/source/Social_security_in_Turkey)
* [Water supply and sanitation in Turkey](/source/Water_supply_and_sanitation_in_Turkey)
==Education in Turkey==
[[File:RobertCollegeGouldHall1.jpg|thumb|[Robert College](/source/Robert_College) is a selective high school in [Turkey](/source/Turkey).]]
[[File:GalatasarayLisesi.jpg|thumb|[Galatasaray Lisesi](/source/Galatasaray_Lisesi) (gate pictured) is a public high school in [Istanbul](/source/Istanbul) that dates back to 1481.]]
{{main|Education in Turkey}}
* [Higher education in Turkey](/source/Higher_education_in_Turkey)
** [Medical education in Turkey](/source/Medical_education_in_Turkey)
** [Legal education in Turkey](/source/Legal_education_in_Turkey)
* [List of schools in Turkey](/source/List_of_high_schools_in_Turkey)
** [List of private schools in Turkey](/source/%3ACategory%3APrivate_schools_in_Turkey)
*** [List of international schools in Turkey](/source/List_of_international_schools)
*** [List of yeshivas in Turkey](/source/List_of_yeshivas_in_Turkey)
** [List of public schools in Turkey](/source/List_of_public_schools_in_Turkey)
** [Lists of universities and colleges](/source/Lists_of_universities_and_colleges)
*** [List of law schools in Turkey](/source/List_of_law_schools_in_Turkey)
*** [List of medical schools in Turkey](/source/List_of_medical_schools_in_Europe)
* [Anti-schooling activism in Turkey](/source/Anti-schooling_activism_in_Turkey)
* [Department of Education in Turkey](/source/Ministry_of_National_Education_(Turkey))
** [Board of education in Turkey](/source/Council_of_Higher_Education_(Turkey))
** [Compulsory education in Turkey](/source/Compulsory_education)
* [Foreign language education in Turkey](/source/Foreign_language_education_in_Turkey)
* [Homeschooling in Turkey](/source/Homeschooling_international_status_and_statistics)
{{International schools in Turkey}}
== See also ==
* Topic overview:
**[Index of Turkey-related articles](/source/Index_of_Turkey-related_articles)
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