Turkey Fact Sheet
Database: Date of Independence for Modern Countries
| Record Name | Year | Country | Previous Ruler Country | Date |
| Turkey Country Formation Date | 1923 | Turkey | October 29, 1923 |
Database: Death Rates by Country
| Record Name | Country | Death Rate (per 1000 persons) | Source |
| Death Rate for Turkey | Turkey | 5.9 | Wikipedia |
Database: Great Inventions by Year and Country
| Record Name | Year | Country | Region | Source | Inventor Name |
| Coins | c. 650 BC | Turkey | Middle East | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Lydians |
Database: Historical Largest Cities of the World
| Record Name | City | Country | Year Become #1 | Population | Note | Source |
| Constantinople (340 CE) | Constantinople (Istanbul) | Turkey | 500 | 400,000 | Answers.com Four Thousand Years of Urban Growth: An Historical Census by Tertius Chandler. 1987, St. David's University Press | |
| Constantinople (Istanbul) (1127) | Constantinople (Istanbul) | Turkey | 1127 | No Data | Answers.com Four Thousand Years of Urban Growth: An Historical Census by Tertius Chandler. 1987, St. David's University Press | |
| Constantinople (Istanbul) (1153) | Constantinople (Istanbul) | Turkey | 1153 | No Data | Answers.com Four Thousand Years of Urban Growth: An Historical Census by Tertius Chandler. 1987, St. David's University Press | |
| Constantinople (Istanbul) (1650) | Constantinople (Istanbul) | Turkey | 1650 | 700,000 | Answers.com Four Thousand Years of Urban Growth: An Historical Census by Tertius Chandler. 1987, St. David's University Press |
Database: World Gold Mining Production By Country
| Record Name | Country | Metal | 1999 (Kilograms) | 2000 (Kilograms) | 2001 (Kilograms) | 2002 (Kilograms) | 2003 (Kilograms) | Source |
| Gold production for Turkey | Turkey | Gold | 1,200 | 500 | 2,000 | 2,400 | 2,350 | United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program |
Database: World Wide Lanuage Speakers
| Record Name | Language | Primary Country | Source | Rank | Speakers |
| TURKISH World Wide Language Speakers | TURKISH | Turkey | 13th Edition of the Ethnologue | 19 | 59,000,000 |
| KURMANJI World Wide Language Speakers | KURMANJI | Turkey | 13th Edition of the Ethnologue | 106 | 7,000,000 |
Database: Average Real Estate Rental Cost for Selected Cities
| Record Name | City | Country | Region | Total Cost (US$ per sq. m) | Rent (Total Cost (US$ per sq. m)) | Other Expenses (US$ per sq. m) | Source |
| Average Real Estate Rental Cost for Istanbul | Istanbul | Turkey | Asia | 264 | 216 | 48 | Cushman & Wakefield |
Database: World Widfe life Expectancy by Country
| Record Name | Country | Source | Life Expectancy | Rank |
| Turkey Life Expectancy | Turkey | World Fact Book | 72.88 | 104 |
Database: World Oil Production by Country
| Record Name | Country | Year | Source | Barrels per Day |
| Turkey Oil Production | Turkey | 2006 | 2006 CIA World Factbook | 50,000 |
Database: World's Tallest Buildings
| Record Name | City | Country | Height in Meters | Height in Feet |
| Bankasi Towers | Instanbul | Turkey | 181 | 594 |
| Akbank Tower | Istanbul | Turkey | 158 | 518 |
Database: World's Largest Shopping Malls
| Record Name | Year Opened | City | Country | Region | State | Leasable Area (Square Feet) | Total Area (Square Feet) | Stores |
| Cevahir Istanbul | 2005 | Istanbul | Turkey | Europe | 3.8 million | 4.5 million | 280 |
Database: 2006 World Monuments Fund Complete Watch List
| Record Name | Country | Organization Name | Source |
| Aphrodisias (TURKEY) | Turkey | Aphrodisias | World Monuments Fund |
| Little Hagia Sophia (TURKEY) | Turkey | Little Hagia Sophia | World Monuments Fund |
Database: Number of Airports in World Countries
| Record Name | Country | Year | Airports | Source |
| Number of Airports in Turkey | Turkey | 2007 | 117 | CIA World Fact Book |
Database: Local Names of World Countries
| Record Name | Country | Local Name |
| Local Name for Turkey | Turkey | Turkiye |
Database: Unemployment rate for world countries
| Record Name | Country | Rate (Percent) | Note | Source |
| Unemployment rate for Turkey | Turkey | 10.20 | 2006 est. | Wikipedia |
Database: Legal Driving Blood Alcohol Limits
| Record Name | Country | Region | Blood Alcohol Limit (Percent) |
| Driving Blood Alcohol Limit for Turkey | Turkey | Asia | 0.05 |
Database: World List of Basilicas
| Record Name | Country | Religion | Region | Number of Basilicas | Note |
| Number of Basilicas in Turkey | Turkey | Catholic | Asia | 2 | Basilicas are churches with historical importance or other significance. |
Database: World Literacy Rates
| Record Name | Country | Source | Total | Men | Women | Year |
| Turkey Literacy Rate | Turkey | UNESCO | 87.6 percent | 94.9 percent | 80.1 percent | 2005 |
Database: World Wide Wheat Production
| Record Name | Country | Commodity | 2007/2008 Production (1000 MT) | Source |
| Wheat Production for Turkey | Turkey | Wheat | 15,500 | US Department of Agriculture |
Database: List of countries by train railway track length
| Record Name | Country | Year Reported | Transportation Type | Railway Length (km) | Source |
| Turkey Railway Length | Turkey | 2005 | Train | 8,697 | Wikipedia |
Database: List of longest suspension bridge spans
| Record Name | Year Constructed | Country | Bridge | Location | Length (Meters) | Length (Feet) | Note | Source |
| Fatih Sultan Mehmet (Second Bosporus Bridge) | 1988 | Turkey | Fatih Sultan Mehmet (Second Bosporus Bridge) | Istanbul, Turkey | 1,090 | 3,576 | Wikipedia | |
| Boğaziçi (First Bosporus Bridge) | 1973 | Turkey | Boğaziçi (First Bosporus Bridge) | Istanbul, Turkey | 1,074 | 3,524 | Wikipedia |
Database: Internet Country Codes
| Record Name | Country | Internet Code |
| TR Turkey | Turkey | TR |
Database: Prison Population by Country
| Record Name | Year | Source |
| Prison population for Turkey | 2007 | Human Development Reports (UNDP) |
Database: Worlds Largest Economic Entities (2000)
| Record Name | Country or Corporation | Year | GDP / sales ($million) | Source |
| GDP Sales for Turkey (2000) | Turkey | 2000 | 188,374.00 | Institute for Policy Studies (Report on the Top 200 corporations) |
Database: World Wide Shortwave Radio Stations
| Record Name | Language | City | Country | Media | kHz |
| Voice of Turkey | Ankara | Turkey | Radio | 11,955 |
Database: List of aircraft engine manufacturers
| Record Name | Industry | Country | Manufacturer | Source |
| Turkish Aerospace Industries (Turkey ) | Aviation | Turkey | Turkish Aerospace Industries | Wikipedia |
Database: Global Alcohol Consumption by Country
| Record Name | Country | 1975 (liters per year) | 1979 (liters per year) | 2003 (liters per year) | 2004 (liters per year) | Source |
| Average total alchohol consumption per person for Turkey | Turkey | n/a | n/a | 1.37 | n/a | World Health Organization |
Database: Country Population (2002)
| Record Name | Country | Capital City | Year | Land Area | Population | Source |
| Turkey | Turkey | Ankara | 2002 | 780,580 | 67,308,928 | The World Factbook 2002, CIA |
Database: Coin Mints of the World
| Record Name | Country | City | Address |
| Turkish Mint | Turkey |
Database: List of Carbon Emissions by Country
| Record Name | Country | Source | Thousand Metric Tonnes | per Capita (per thousand people) |
| Turkey CO2 Carbon Emissions | Turkey | World Resources Institute | 223,862 | 3.21359 |
Database: Coastline of world countries
| Record Name | Country | Coastline (KM) |
| Turkey Ocean Coastline Length | Turkey | 7,200 |
Database: Inflation rates by country (2003)
| Record Name | Country | Source | Rate (2003) | Rate (2002) | Rate (2001) | Rate (2000) |
| TURKEY Inflation Rate | Turkey | International Monetary Fund | 26.9 | 49.1 | 54.4 | 54.9 |
Database: Capital Cities of World Countries
| Record Name | Country | Capital City | Country Long Name | FIPS code |
| Republic of Turkey (Turkey) | Turkey | Ankara | Republic of Turkey | TU |
Database: World Currency List
| Record Name | Country | Symbol | Subdivision | Name |
| Cyprus (Northern) | Cyprus (Northern) | see Turkey | ||
| Turkey (2005-) | Turkey (2005-) | YTL | 100 new kurus | new lira |
| Turkey (-2004) | Turkey (-2004) | TL | 100 kurus [*] | lira |
Database: Overweight Population By Country
| Record Name | Country | Source | Rank | Percent Overweight |
| Turkey Overweight Population | Turkey | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development | 26 | 31.6 |
Database: Country GDP (2005)
| Record Name | Country | Year | Source | GDP | GDP per Capita | Real Growth Rate | Inflation |
| Turkey GDP | Turkey | 2005 | The World Factbook 2006 | 572 billion | 8,200 | 5.6 | 7.7 |
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