Asia

Turkey

Turkey is a country in Asia. Its capital is Ankara. About 85 million people live there. Turkey spans more than one continent. It shares land borders with Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq and Syria.

It is a member of NATO.

Flag of Turkey

Key facts

Capital
Ankara
Continent
Asia
Population
About 85 million
Land neighbours
8
Coast
Has a coastline
European Union
Not a member
NATO
Member
Language in GeoLingo
Turkish

Land neighbours

World rankings

Geo Sort asks you to place countries by rank. A lower number means a higher place in that category.

Land Area#37
Coastline#17
FIFA Ranking (M)#35
Military Strength#8
Avg Annual Temperature#118
UNESCO Sites#16
Population Density#92
Highest Point#19

Say it in Turkish

GeoLingo shows these four phrases and asks which country they belong to.

Hello
Merhaba
Thank you
Teşekkürler
Yes
Evet
Goodbye
Güle güle

Practise Turkey on Geodly

  • Flag Drawing: The flag of Turkey is in the Easy set. Draw it from memory and compare your drawing with the real design.
  • Geo Click: Find Turkey on the map, or locate its capital, Ankara, in the capital modes.
  • Geo Chain: Link countries through shared land borders. Knowing the 8 neighbours of Turkey gives you more routes.
  • Geo Sort: Place Turkey in the category where its world rank is strongest.
  • GeoLingo: Recognise Turkish from four short phrases and match it to Turkey.
  • Terra Tac Toe: Use Turkey as an answer when its facts fit both the row and the column of a square.

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