Location

Southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia (that portion of Turkey west of the Bosporus is geographically part of Europe), bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and bordering the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Greece and Syria

Population

68,109,469 (July 2003 est.)

Capital

Ankara

Climate

Temperate; hot, dry summers with mild, wet winters; harsher in interior

Average Daily Temperatures

January 43ºF/ 6ºC
June 71ºF/ 22ºC

Currency

Turkish lira (TRL)

Main Ethnic Groups

Turkish 80%, Kurdish 20% (estimated)

Languages

Turkish (official), Kurdish, Arabic, Armenian, Greek

Religions

Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews)

To know more about Turkey

http://www.studyabroad.com/content/guide/Turkey_basics.html
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/tu.html

Turkey (Eyewitness Travel Guides) by Suzanne Swan (Contributor), DK Publishing
Eyewitness Travel Guide to Istanbul by Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Deni Bown