Country Information

Türkiye, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a transcontinental country, located mostly on Anatolia in Western Asia, and on East Thrace in Southeastern Europa. Türkiye's location at the crossroads of Europe and Asia makes it a country of significant geostrategic importance.

Türkiye is a democratic, secular, unitary, constitutional republic with a diverse cultural heritage since 1923. The Parliament is the unique Executive Body and performed the legislation. The Parliament is re-established every four years by elections. Head of State is President who is elected every five years by public. Türkiye covers an area of 783.562 square km, and the population is about 77 million. The country has 81 provinces which are administrated by a Governor. Türkiye is a member of the Council of Europa, NATO, OECD, OSCE and the G-20 Major economies. Türkiye has been accepted as a candidate country for EU by the EU Member States since 1999 and began full membership negotiations with the European Union in 2005, having been an associate member of the European Economic Community since 1963 and having joined the EU Custom Union stated on the decision 1/95 adopted by the Türkiye-EU Association Council on 6 March 1995.