Date of foundation: 29 October 1923
Form of government: Republic, divided into 81 provinces
Capital city: Ankara
National currency: Turkishe Lira
Population: approx. 72 millions
Birth rate: 1.2 %
Country’s territory: 780,580 square kms
Languages: Turkish (official language), Kurdish, Arabic, Armenian, Greek
Religions: Islam (99% of the population), Christianity, Judaism
10 most important cities (by population): İstanbul, Ankara, İzmir, Adana, Bursa, Gaziantep, Konya, Antalya, Mersin, Diyarbakır
Current state president: Abdullah Gül
Current prime minister: Recep Tayyıp Erdoğan
National flag: white half-moon and white star on red ground (so called “ayyildiz”) 
National hymn: “İstiklar Marşı” (The March of Independence)