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Turkey, Turk. TUrkiye[tUr´´kEye´] Pronunciation Key, officially Republic of Turkey, republic (1995 est. pop. 63,406,000), 301,380 sq mi (780,574 sq km), SW Asia and SE Europe. It borders on Iraq (SE), Syria and the Mediterranean Sea (S), the Aegean Sea (W), Greece and Bulgaria (NW), on the Black Sea (N), and Armenia, Georgia, and Iran (E). Ankara is the capital of the country and Istanbul is its largest city. Administratively, Turkey is divided into 80 provinces (iler).

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