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Turkey

Türkiye

ISO TR Dial +90 Currency TRY Asia
Hagia Sophia with its iconic domes and minarets under a cloudy sky in Istanbul, Turkey.

Turkey, officially Türkiye, is a country in Western Asia, Its capital is Ankara, its country calling code is +90, and its ISO 3166 codes are TR (alpha-2) and TUR (alpha-3). The official currency is Turkish lira (TRY) ₺.

Capital
Ankara
Calling code
+90
Currency
Turkish lira (TRY) ₺
Languages
Turkish
Local time
21:11:41
ISO alpha-2
TR
ISO alpha-3
TUR
Population
84,339,067
Area
783,562 km²
Region
Western Asia
Internet domain
.tr
Drives on the
right

Turkey country code: +90

The country calling code for Turkey is +90. Country calling codes identify the destination country when placing an international call. The international access prefix used to leave your originating country varies by telephone network. On mobile phones, the + symbol is generally used instead. After the country code, dial the local Turkey number, dropping any leading zero used for domestic dialling.

Turkey ISO codes: TR and TUR

Turkey is assigned TR as its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code and TUR as its alpha-3 code. Alpha-2 codes are the two-letter codes used in web addresses, currency pairs and shipping forms. Alpha-3 codes are the three-letter codes used in banking, aviation and international standards work. The internet country code top-level domain for Turkey is .tr. ISO country codes are standardized identifiers, but they can change when countries or territories undergo changes in international status or classification.

Currency in Turkey: the Turkish lira

The official currency of Turkey is the Turkish lira, with the ISO 4217 code TRY and the symbol ₺. Prices, salaries and official accounts inside Turkey are quoted in TRY. Exchange rates move daily, so check a live rate before converting rather than relying on a figure you saw last week.

Time zone in Turkey

The primary time zone for Turkey is +03:00, currently UTC+03:00. The clock reads from your own device, so it follows daylight saving rather than showing a fixed offset.

Capital and geography of Turkey

The capital of Turkey is Ankara. Turkey sits in Asia, specifically the Western Asia subregion. Its approximate centre point is 39.00000000, 35.00000000. Traffic in Turkey drives on the right. Languages recorded for Turkey: Turkish.

Which countries border Turkey?

Turkey shares a land border with 8 countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq and Syrian Arab Republic. Land borders are not the same as nearest countries: a country across a narrow strait can be closer than one you share a fence with. The nearby page ranks countries by straight-line distance instead.

Bordering countries

8 land borders recorded.

Nearest by distance

Public holidays 2026

14 recorded. Regional holidays apply only in the listed subdivisions.

DateHolidayApplies
1 Jan 2026 New Year's Day National
20 Mar 2026 Eid al-Fitr First Day National
21 Mar 2026 Eid al-Fitr Second Day National
22 Mar 2026 Eid al-Fitr Third Day National
23 Apr 2026 National Independence & Children's Day National
1 May 2026 Labour Day National
19 May 2026 Atatürk Commemoration & Youth Day National
27 May 2026 Eid al-Adha First Day National
28 May 2026 Eid al-Adha Second Day National
29 May 2026 Eid al-Adha Third Day National
30 May 2026 Eid al-Adha Fourth Day National
15 Jul 2026 Democracy and National Unity Day National
30 Aug 2026 Victory Day National
29 Oct 2026 Republic Day National

Where Turkey is

Centre point 39.00000000, 35.00000000.

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