May 22, 2013
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Description
Turkey, officially the Republic of Turkey, is a transcontinental country, located mostly on Anatolia in Western Asia and on East Thrace in Southeastern Europe. Turkey is bordered by eight countries: Bulgaria to the northwest; Greece to the west; Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, Iran and the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan to the east; and Iraq and Syria to the southeast. The Mediterranean Sea is to the south; the Aegean Sea is to the west; and the Black Sea is to the north. The Sea of Marmara, the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles demarcate the boundary between Thrace and Anatolia; they also separate Europe and Asia. Turkey's location at the crossroads of Europe and Asia makes it a country of significant geostrategic importance.
The country's official language is Turkish, a Turkic language, which is spoken by approximately 85% of the population as mother tongue. The most numerous ethnic group is the Turks, who constitute between 70% and 75% of the population according to The World Factbook. Kurds are the largest ethnic minority and, according to the same source, number around 18% of the population while other ethnic minorities are estimated to be at 7–12%. The vast majority of the population is Muslim.
(via Freebase)
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![Iran wants to relocate nuclear talks away from Turkey [IBA, Israel]](/images/image_cache/base-2759000/2759086/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=45013d418e1dc4de5b8a7143ce52adce)
![Turkey to cut Iran oil imports under US pressure [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-2672000/2672828/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=61602f354cf372b9a5767575c5743d3b)
![Israel cites terror plots in Turkey travel advisory [IBA, Israel]](/images/image_cache/base-1810000/1810176/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=cfc1d000154fedbb61e3178f4aefa3c2)
![Turkey plans to host Syria crisis talks [Oman TV, Oman]](/images/image_cache/base-1768000/1768815/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=a51e90d1ff513b06259bf608972f4af7)
![Bomb blast near Turkish PM's offices [Future TV, Lebanon]](/images/image_cache/base-1462000/1462146/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=b3e7dbf3e70ef6576d6d9dd133140176)
![Blast targets police bus in Istanbul, injuring 15 others [Al-Alam, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-1316000/1316280/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=99895af1456fe1391ade45977ea18abd)
![US confirms NATO radar base in Turkey has begun operation [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-1245000/1245504/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=29268d60e393c1ee867742f986e4260a)
