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