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Photos of Turkey (Turkiye)

The Sultan Ahmed Mosque (also known as the Blue Mosque) in Istanbul is the national mosque of Turkey. Built between 1609 and 1617, during the rule of Sultan Ahmed I, the mosque is known as the “Blue Mosque” due to thousands of blue Iznik tiles and painted floral motifs decorating its interior.

Introduction

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Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 38

Area - comparative

Area comparison map:
Area comparison map

People and Society

Languages

Turkish audio sample:
Kurdish audio sample:

Age structure

2023 population pyramid:
2023 population pyramid

Median age

comparison ranking: total 108

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 139

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 122

Death rate

comparison ranking: 151

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 156

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 130

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 83

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 119

Tobacco use

comparison ranking: total 28

Education expenditures

comparison ranking: 145

Environment

Revenue from coal

comparison ranking: 31

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 45

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 71

Labor force

comparison ranking: 18

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 161

Public debt

comparison ranking: 154

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 126

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 205

Exports

comparison ranking: 26

Imports

comparison ranking: 20

Debt - external

comparison ranking: 6

Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 46

Heliports

comparison ranking: 13

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 22

Military and Security

Space

Terrorism

Transnational Issues