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Turkey
Turkey is a country in Europe and Asia with 8 land neighbours — joint 3rd-most in Europe. Its capital is Ankara.
Capital
Ankara
Land borders
8joint 3rd-most in Europe
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Has a coastline
Turkey
Ankara
Capital
85.9 million
Population
783,562 km²
Area
8
Land borders
Turkish lira (TRY)
Currency
Countries that border Turkey
8 land neighbours: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq and Syria. Each one has a page of its own.
- ArmeniaCapital Yerevan4 land borders
- AzerbaijanCapital Baku5 land borders
- BulgariaCapital Sofia5 land borders
- GeorgiaCapital Tbilisi4 land borders
- GreeceCapital Athens4 land borders
- IranCapital Tehran7 land borders
- IraqCapital Baghdad6 land borders
- SyriaCapital Damascus5 land borders
Iran, Iraq and Syria border Turkey too, but are drawn on the Asia board rather than this one — the border is real, it just spans two maps.
Why this one is hard
8 neighbours, and 8 pairs of them border each other too.
Its 8 land borders are joint 3rd-most in Europe — level with Austria, France and Serbia. Of the 28 possible pairings among them, 8 are themselves borders, which is what turns a list into a knot. Iran is the most connected of them, with 7 land borders of its own. 5 of them deal on the Europe board alongside Turkey — Iran, Iraq and Syria are dealt on the Asia board instead. The world board is the one where all 8 meet.
8
land borders — joint 3rd-most in Europe
8
pairs of its neighbours that border each other
7
borders on Iran, its most-connected neighbour
50
countries on the Europe board
The capital
Ankara
Capital Rush deals Turkey and offers four capitals; this is the one that pays. It comes up on the Europe board and on the world board, which is twice as many chances to get it wrong.
The flag
Flag Blitz flies it and offers four countries — Turkey is the one that owns it.
- ISO code
- TR
- Currency
- Turkish lira (TRY)
- Official language
- Turkish
- Quiz boards
- Europe · Asia · World
Where Turkey costs people points
Iran and Iraq
Both border Turkey, and a player who knows the shape can still put one where the other goes. Iran's capital is Tehran; Iraq's is Baghdad.
Turkey, asked and answered
What countries border Turkey?
Turkey has 8 land neighbours: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq and Syria.
What is the capital of Turkey?
Ankara. It is the answer the Europe Capitals Quiz wants when Turkey comes up, and the World Capitals Quiz with it.
What continent is Turkey in?
Both Europe and Asia — Turkey sits on two continents, so it appears on both boards. Same country, different neighbours to confuse it with.
Where can I practise finding Turkey on a map?
On the Europe Map Quiz — a blank map of Europe, ten countries to find, no labels. Turkey is in the pool, along with 5 of its 8 neighbours.
Can you find Turkey on a blank map?
5 of its 8 neighbours are on the same board. Ten questions, no sign-up, one attempt at today's version.