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Tur·key [ túrkee ] country in southeastern Europe and Southwest Asia, bordered by Greece, the Black Sea, Georgia, Armenia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea, and Bulgaria.
Languages: Turkish.
Currency: Turkish lira.
Capital: Ankara.
Population: 76,805,524 (2009 estimate).
Area: 785,347 sq km (303,224 sq mi)
Official name Republic of Turkey |
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